The Central Government considers it necessary in the public interest and to enable the recovery and/or reuse of useful material from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), thereby reducing the hazardous wastes destined for disposal and to ensure the environmentally sound management of all types of waste electrical and electronic equipment. These rules may be called the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.