Our local Habitat for Humanity organization runs a used appliance and fixture store. You might look them up in your area. I had the installer for my new stuff drop off the old stuff for me. He was a nice guy.

Craigslist is my first choice. Any items that work well, you can probably sell without too much issue. List them for free if you don't want to deal with haggling and just want to get rid of it. I posted a story about how I was going to pay the appliance dealer $60 haul away charge but ended up selling it on CL for $350.

Other option if you have contractors and subs doing your work is to ask them if they want any of the items. We offered the 20+ year old appliances that came with our house to the workers in the house and they were more than happy to take them. Many said that they had a cousin or friend that could use it. I told them that it's fine even if they wanted to take them and sell them as long as they haul it away.

If you want them to go to good homes, then you can try giving Habitat for Humanity a call. They might not take old appliances due to safety concerns but things in decent shape might be acceptable. They're also a good place to call if you've got excess building material. We donated a bunch of siding, insulation, and roofing paper when we did some work on our old house. I think they also take neutral color paints.

Finally, if you really can't get rid of them, there are "green" disposal places that you can go to. They will take it apart and sort them to recycle everything they can. This will cost something but probably not that much more than standard dumping fees.

Many charities don't want anything in the way of appliances over 11 years old even in perfect working condition.

I am in the middle of a kitchen remodel and looked around for local solutions. I don't expect to make money on the used appliances but hope they can benefit someone. I found a local charity that will take my kitchen cabinets -- all I have to do is call them to schedule the pick-up. They would have taken my range as well but declined when they learned the broiler doesn't work. I've started to make inquiries with local churches, etc to see if anyone would be interested-- perhaps a family in need. The Habitat for Humanity is a great idea but they aren't available in my area. Good luck.

UPDATE - We went ahead and gave away the sink and the cooktop for free via Craigslist. Both gone within 2 hours of posting!!! Nice to know they will have new homes since they were both still in good condition.

We did dump the dishwasher, oven and microwave. All three were over 15 years old and no longer working properly. I would feel to guilty letting someone have them, even for free, knowing that they did not always cook food thoroughly. And none of the organizations wanted ones that were that old that already had issues.

Our utility company will pick up old fridges and freezers and pay you $35.

We ended up offering everything to our contractors. They took the range and disposed of everything else.