MetaweKaptainsm_cvar tf_dropped_weapon_lifetime 0 works server-side, no need for sv_cheats too. COMP TF2 IS SAVED. Maybe. I believe it does require sourcemod however.MetaweDisables all dropped weapons. It needs sv_cheats 1 though.tf_dropped_weapon_lifetime -1
This is clientside though, so you'd have to enable cheats, everyone will then have to do it manually, and then disable cheats again.
sm_cvar does require sourcemod yeah, so you'd have to install a plugin on every server for it to work, which I don't see happening (not in etf2l at least), so it looks like there isn't an easy fix (right now at least).