In order to reduce travel time and to meet spurts of local growth, ready-mix producers are incorporating new Concrete Batch Plant models into established warehouses in small towns.  The intent is to not impact the small-town character while providing a valuable product to the local community.  Concrete Ready-mix producers have become great stewards of the environment by incorporating new technology to reduce or eliminate emissions, waste and process water.  Producers are saving local resources by incorporating recycled concrete into new concrete, recycling washout water, reducing truck traffic, and re-investing back into the community they live and serve.