talk to them professionally...khaki's and colored shirt. Go by and tell them what you do (a flyer helps here) with a business card. Explain what you CAN and CANNOT take (this will get you out of the CRT TV business most likely). Tell them you can take ALL the extra cords and whatever else you want, broken cell phones, etc...same with broken or non functioning items...you take both. Hammer out an agreement and have at it.

PUT A TOP on your bin thing to protect any resellable electronics assuming you are doing that....rain and/or pollen are the DEATH of those things. If monitors WORK, then have those guys put it aside (or anything else for that matter)...then YOU get to decide if it is worth anything (ie experience and Ebay to see if any worth).

Good luck!