Now, one U.S. airport is looking to save confiscated liquids from the trash heap. Since 2006, passengers boarding any flight have been required to take all their liquid in bottles smaller than 3.4 ...

STAMFORD — It may seem like no big deal to throw away ... The leftover liquid has weight, and it adds up. Now the city’s trash and recycling chief wants to lighten the load.

Although tearful scenes of women dumping expensive eye creams and designer cosmetics have subsided, crowds still gather around the trash cans at the checkpoints to purge their liquid contraband.