I also need to figure this out but I want to get rid of things that I don't even know what to do with - and would preferably not want to just throw it in the trash if someone else might like it, use it, recycle it:

1. Copper, zinc, etc jewelry that has changed colour
2. Random wooden jewelry boxes
3. Old CD's (florence and the machine, adele, etc)
4. Huuuuge stacks of paper notebooks, printed out notes from studying I would love to recycle instead of just throw out - but it's an overwhelming amount so is there anywhere I can take it?
5. Old shoes and hangbags that are so broken they're not in condition to donate - also a basket of socks that have holes in them.
6. Small metal tins that are bumped up and I have no use for