Originally Posted by
JSmith1969
The handling/disposal of liquids issue could be a useful opening to making the policy less noxious: TSA's own treatment of liquids proves that they don't actually pose the threat they claim. And they may well be in violation of federal and local environmental laws if they just pour stuff they claim is dangerous down the drain as if it were as harmless as milk a day past its sell-by date.
This is actually convenient now. I have taken to turning my hazmat into TSA. I just hand over my mercury filled thermostats and such as I renovate my house to the agent and they throw it into their bucket. Saves me the $10 dump fee with hazmat abatement. Not sure what the TSA does with it.