Question
Name one useful plant waste used to make tyres.

Answer

The latex is exuded as a waste product from plants. The tyres are made from the latex of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). Hevea because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.

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