Canovation won the distinctive Red Dot Award for packaging design as well as the “Best of the Best” innovation for the 2021 Red Dot International Design Competition.

Canovation’sCanReseal is an economical, resealable aluminium can that dramatically helps in the reduction of single-use plastic packaging by providing a more sustainable alternative. It is air and liquid tight, metallic, resealable and fully recyclable. It is innovative and offers resealability without plastic content.

It was created in response to the amount of plastic waste from single-use bottles polluting the environment (2.6 million tons of plastic waste is expected to be dumped into the ocean by 2021, according to The World Counts). So, he took on the challenge and designed CanReseal to reduce single-use plastic waste.

One of its most striking features is that it also eliminates the notion that metal cans cannot be resealed. Now, the possibilities of what can be safely stored, transported and resealed in metal cans are virtually limitless.

Gary Brown, CEO of Canovation said of the award, “I am grateful that CanReseal has been recognized by this prestigious international judging body as a best-in-class solution that will help reduce plastic pollution. It’s also a tip of the hat to our design team, who spent several years perfecting the CanReseal technology, that we are being recognized for excellence in packaging design.

Canovation is a container engineering and design company created in response to global consumer demand to reduce the use of plastic, which is affecting our ecosystems and our health. Its award-winning CanReseal® technology can be used in many vertical markets with a myriad of applications ranging from beverages, food and snacks, pet food, paint and chemicals, cannabis/pharmaceutical, personal care, household and consumer goods, and offers infinite cost-effectiveness. Recyclable and fully resealable metal packaging solution.