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title: Environmental Sustainability || Duncan Galvanizing
description: Hot-Dip Galvanizing is one of the most sustainable forms of corrosion-protection out there. At Duncan, we prioritize sustainability. Learn more here.
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## Hot-Dip Galvanizing is Sustainable by Nature

### Environmental Sustainability

Because hot-dip galvanizing is a factory-controlled process, it can be done 24/7, 365 days a year. Corrosion resistant steel helps preserve the structural integrity of steel for decades, especially useful in seismic activity. This decades-long protection helps maintain structures for longer without a need for intervention, keeping maintenance costs low and the life span of the structures long!

**Reusability**

- Things can get re-galvanized and is easily stored outside (UV rays don’t degrade the coating)
- Zinc is an incredibly abundant material and is 100% recyclable, as is steel
- Galvanized steel is an infinitely renewable building material (about 70% of all steel / 95% of structural steel and 30% of zinc comes from recycled sources)

![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ijgWKNV1nsQceUoLW-SUhxbhxfQlfTx_YXj3godhvrhp422dZs9gnYQx1z6lmAiEkmdwPHHW6PWMA3LszA4bjSl8pi4OZ0EBdsvHY0LPnnCjifeN2ZfAYE_gjP8Z19RabtFNEFVy)

**End-of-Life**

- End-of-life reclamation rates for steel is 100% and zinc is 80%
- Steel is the most recycled material in the world!

**![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Mk_jzT-WAao7LetYLk8yd4qozqF0DCJtIezXa5AZ3gYwrAEd6VGAqkuzh4HoTI0NopPGaYnATAuKjg8H_t7o1jpSjrsEIFb3mjAYUT_cegJB0PiBFf76KacO0_v9gNHBhAhdg2Ao)**

 

*To learn more about environmental sustainability of Hot-Dip Galvanizing, check out [AGA's page on sustainability](https://galvanizeit.org/hot-dip-galvanizing/is-galvanizing-sustainable)!*

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