By e-waste management one is referring to electronic goods being put to optimum use; the minor repairs are set right by the laboratory assistants and teaching staff; and the major repairs are handled by the Technical Assistant and are reused. DiST has entered into MoU with South Indian Metals which buys the damaged computers and other non-reparable e-waste from the institution and issues a recycling certificate. South Indian Metals dismantles and recycles electronic waste with the support of latest technology. All electronic peripherals which cannot be refurbished is dismantled and remanufactured into raw materials (i.e. metals, plastics, glass) to be marketed as recyclable. South Indian Metals, the company with which DIST has signed a MoU assures that the e-waste collected from the institution does not end up in a landfill. It is directly sent to an agency authorised by Kerala State Pollution Control Board for disposal, which processes e-waste in a zero dumping technology. UPS Batteries are recharged/repaired/exchanged by the suppliers. The waste compact discs and other disposable non-hazardous items are used by students for decoration during college fests as creative means of showcasing the waste management practice that has been induced in the minds of the students.
    E-Waste Policy