When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike all around my neighborhood looking for stuff on bulk pick up day. I found some great stuff..I remember turning a set of old kitchen cabinets into gerbil enclosures....
I still drive around to this day and look....I could always use something...
I know for my family, we through out all sorts of slightly used stuff in the trask....just last week we chucked a 5' pool table and my sons crib (he got a bed..lol) I like it when someone picks it up rather than it going to the dump.