I see posts on craigslist all the time advertising free furniture. Just put it in the driveway, post an ad on craigslist, and it'll be hauled away for you.
I think it's even funnier when people pay someone to pick up scrap metal. As soon as they ask, "how much do you want to haul this away for me", most of them will attempt to keep a straight face and give an answer they think the person can live with.
What they're thinking is "you've gotta be kidding me! I was just going to drive 5 miles to a scrap yard and get paid a few hundred for this pile. But, sure, whatever... go ahead and pay me to do that." (My last trip to the scrap yard netted me around $400 - and it wasn't a huge pile - it all fit in the back of a grand caravan.)