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

Explanation

(i) Can be recycled : plastic toys, ball point pens, plastic bowls, carry bags, plastic chair, plastic covering on electrical wire. (As these are thermoplastics, so these can be recycled).
(ii) Cannot be recycled : Cooker handles, telephone instruments, electrical switches etc. (As these are thermosetting plastics, these cannot be recycled).