The electrodeposition of galvanic coatings was performed using a chloride-based acidic electrolytic bath containing polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an additive. The electrolytic bath was prepared using Zn and Mn recovered from exhausted zinc–carbon batteries by means of acid leaching with HCl. The coatings were obtained potentiostatically at −1.2V and −1.6V (vs. Ag/AgCl) and galvanostatically with a current density of −10mAcm−2. The results indicated that the presence of PEG in the bath during galvanostatic deposition favored the formation of a coating containing a mixture of Zn and Zn–Mn alloy with an Mn content of around 2wt%.