Appliances: Many stores will recycle your old appliance when you  purchase a new one. Goodwill accepts working appliances.  You can go to 
www.goodwill.org or you can contact the Steel Recycling Institute to recycle them at 
www.recycle-steel.org
Athletic shoes: One World Running will send still-wearable shoes to athletes in need in Africa, Latin America, and Haiti 
www.oneworldrunning.com  Nike's Reuse-ashoe program turns old shoes into playground and athletic flooring: 
www/nikereuseashoe.com
Batteries: Contact 
www.batteryrecycling.com
Clothes:  Wearable clothes can go to your local Goodwill outlet or shelter.   Donate wearable women's business clothing to the nonprofit Dress for  Success, which gives them to low-income women as they search for jobs:  
www.dressforsuccess.org  Offer unwearable clthes to local animal bedding and shelter facilities, which often use them as pet bedding.
Compact Flourescent bulbs: You can order a Sylvania RecyclePak:  
www.sylvania,com/recycle/recyclepak