What I do with larger items is leave them on the curb for a few days - if nobody bothers to stop and take it, then I've been confirmed that it's junk and away to the landfill it goes.
then a few days later, they council picks up whats left and disposes of it.
we have a local e-waste facility that also 2 times a year hold a free drop off weekend so households can drop off old batteries/car batteries/lights and such that either are not part of the council pickup or could result in broken glass etc in public spaces.
we initially trialed a giveaway/barter event which had limited success (terrible timing) and the council took what was left for disposal and were happier about it being in a carpark than the usual cleanup of a swapmeet on a grassed field.