{"id":1657,"date":"2026-05-29T15:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:03:22","slug":"aaso-and-central-mensageiro-join-forces-to-boost-sustainability-in-the-optical-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/2026\/05\/29\/aaso-and-central-mensageiro-join-forces-to-boost-sustainability-in-the-optical-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"AASO and Central Mensageiro join forces to boost sustainability in the optical sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The recent collaboration between Central Mensageiro and AASO emerges as a concrete response to the environmental and logistical challenges faced by the optical sector. The focus on reverse logistics and the circular economy promises not only to improve operational efficiency but also to reduce the ecological footprint associated with the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Rui Motty, president of the AASO board, the partnership brings immediate advantages to the sector: \u201cThe integration of Central Mensageiro will allow for immediate gains in scale, efficiency, and reach in the Waste Collection Circuit.\u201d The manager also highlights the optimization of collections, the reduction of costs and carbon footprint, as well as the reinforcement of the system&#8217;s reliability and traceability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From an operational standpoint, Paulo Le\u00e3o, founder of Central Mensageiro, emphasizes the active role of logistics in this transformation: \u201cCentral Mensageiro sees its participation in the Waste Collection Circuit as a natural extension of its role in the optical sector&#8217;s logistics chain.\u201d He adds that the goal is \u201cto contribute to the creation of a more efficient, structured, and environmentally responsible system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Full article in \u00d3pticaPro 277, coming soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent collaboration between Central Mensageiro and AASO emerges as a concrete response to the environmental and logistical challenges faced by the optical sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[237,295],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1659,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1657\/revisions\/1659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}