https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/article/22973349/kenvues-packaging-circularity-tool-drives-ecodesignPackaging Worlden2026-09-08T15:00:00.000ZKenvue Profiler Brings Packaging Circularity Into Developmenthttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/sip-web.teGTPSUS6V.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Kenvue’s Sustainable Innovation Profiler helps product and packaging teams evaluate environmental performance across four metrics, including Packaging Circularity. The company has made an abridged version of the methodology behind the tool publicly available for others to review and apply.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-40413-pm.CnP5iT8YCY.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Kenvue’s Sustainable Innovation Profiler methodology outlines the four metrics used to assess product sustainability. To qualify as an improvement, a product must improve in one or more metrics without regressing in another.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-40045-pm.c293wWdDdD.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Nicorette replaced its previous plastic secondary pack with a recyclable paper carton, reducing plastic use by 85% while also addressing material use, carbon reduction, and potential EPR considerations.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/neutrogena-web.Lhpgf2FfYS.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Neutrogena Hair Restore Strength + Purity Shampoo illustrates the tradeoffs the Profiler is designed to surface. Formula changes improved its environmental footprint and Green Chemistry score, but a metal spring in the pump resulted in a ‘Very Poor’ Packaging Circularity rating.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/le-petit.HpsvxncebU.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70For Le Petit Marseillais Peach and Nectarine Shower Gel, packaging developers increased PCR content in the bottle from 30% to 99.87% and improved material efficiency, earning a ‘Good’ Packaging Circularity rating.https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22973858/foodcontact-packaging-exemption-extended-until-2029-in-njPackaging Worlden2026-09-04T19:25:35.000ZN.J. Extends Food-Contact Packaging Exemption to Minimum Content Law to 2029https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/chatgpt-image-sep-4-2026-02-20-28-pm.tDVozFRGrj.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Food-contact packaging sold in New Jersey now has until Dec. 31, 2029 ( not Jan. 18, 2027) to meet the state's postconsumer recycled content requirements, after NJDEP extended the exemption originally built into the Recycled Content Law.https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22973829/recycled-pp-reaches-grocery-shelves-in-cleveland-kitchen-tubPackaging Worlden2026-09-04T18:23:50.000ZRecycled Polypropylene Reaches Retail Shelves in Cleveland Kitchen Tubhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/image-2.BTRD7yZDvq.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Cleveland Kitchen's classic dill pickle spears now ship in a 24-oz tub molded from 25% PureCycle recycled polypropylene by IPL Schoeller.https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/business-drivers-specialty/sustainability/article/22973245/how-olive-oil-giant-deoleo-tackles-sustainable-packagingPackaging Worlden2026-09-04T15:00:00.000ZOlive Oil Multinational Deoleo Tackles Circular Packaginghttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/cq5damweb12801280.M1zyycbpHk.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Deoleo introduced Carapelli’s blue-glass bottle after research with the University of Perugia found the color offered greater protection from light than traditional green glass.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/dress-web.Svt0pZz15q.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Bertolli’s Dress & Drizz bottle is made with 100% rPET, reflecting Deoleo’s effort to expand recycled content across its packaging portfolio.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/deoleo-bertolli-and-carapelli.mTlDUWMzLt.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70QR codes on Bertolli and Carapelli bottles connect consumers with product-origin and traceability information, extending what Deoleo can communicate beyond the physical label.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/deoleo-web.yfMyWFAAs0.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Bertolli is one of Deoleo’s primary U.S. olive oil brands, part of a global portfolio for which the company is working to increase recyclability, recycled content, and material efficiency.https://www.packworld.com/trends/contract-packaging/article/22973750/viral-vector-cdmo-market-positioned-for-rapid-growthPackaging Worlden2026-09-03T20:28:56.000ZViral Vector CDMO Market Positioned for Rapid Growthhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/viral-vector-cagr-by-region.kJ6H9zbFo4.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Projected compound annual growth rate by region, 2026–2035. Global rate shown for comparison.https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/business-drivers-specialty/digital-transformation/article/22973597/rethinking-beverage-manufacturing-in-the-age-of-aiPackaging Worlden2026-09-02T16:26:24.000ZRethinking Beverage Manufacturing in the Age of AIhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/beverage-ai-bottle-door-v11.wM5ab0kNE9.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70With new AI tools at hand, beverage technologists are pondering the exponential shift now underway.https://www.packworld.com/trends/package-design/article/22973132/study-hybrid-aihuman-design-wins-consumer-trustPackaging Worlden2026-09-02T15:00:00.000ZConsumers Weigh In on AI-Generated Packaging Graphicshttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/skincare-web.DNqQxvURta.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Skincare also showed a pronounced hybrid advantage, as packaging graphics in the category must balance modernity and visual appeal with cues of efficacy, trust, and premium quality.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/drinks-web.XqL6unedfH.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Functional drinks were among the categories where hybrid graphics showed their strongest advantage, combining AI-driven visual freshness with the clarity and credibility added by human refinement.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/coffee-web.Nxq3dXEtCi.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70In coffee, human-designed graphics came closest to the hybrid approach, particularly on clarity and trust, suggesting a stronger role for familiar category cues in more tradition-driven products.