I don't get it.. is saving money (recycling for this matter), wasting time/money?
I don't really know what you are getting it. If you are wasting money by wasting time, then you aren't saving money. I do not follow your logic.
maybe the TS is just trying to help the environment.
why throw away things if its still useful.
Obviously he isn't trying to save the environment when he is specifically telling the reader to drain the battery. Drain it into what? He mentions tap water, so my guess is to drain it right down the household sink. I would love to be in his neighborhood. Thanks for poisoning the local drinking water bro. Thanks for not recycling the battery properly bro. You mentioned recycling right?
It amazes me how backwards people's logic can be. People constantly forget that money goes hand in hand with time as much as money goes hand in hand with space. People forget that if they cannot dispose of the used fluid, there is no positive environmental impact. You aren't helping the environment. You aren't saving that much money. Stop trying to justify this waste of time.