Question

Categorise the materials of the following products into ‘can be recycled’ and ‘cannot be recycled’.

Telephone instruments, plastic toys, cooker handles, carry bags, ball point pens, plastic bowls, plastic covering on electrical wires, plastic chairs, electrical switches

NCERT Class VIII
Science - Main Course Book

Chapter 3. Synthetic Fibres and Prastics

Answer 1

Things which can be recycled are:

Plastic toys, cooker handles, carry bags, ballpoint pens, plastic chairs.

The other remaining items are non-recyclable.

Recyclable items are made up of such material which can be easily reused after processing it. Only a few types of plastics are recyclable and the remaining other are non-recyclable.

The non-recyclable plastics are a threat to the environment and are the main cause of causing land pollution.

Answer 2

Answer:

Can be recycled:

•plastic toys

•carry bags

•plastic bowls

•plastic chairs

can't be recycled: •telephone instruments

•cooker handles

•ball point pens

•plastic coverings on electric wires •electric switches