What are the best ways to recycle used Apple products?

I currently have a iPhone 4 (32 GB, Black) and a Macbook Pro (Mid-2009, 2.53 GHz, 250 GB storage, 4 GB memory) that I don't use anymore. I'm looking into recycling them or selling them but I'm not sure about:
a) What the products are worth - the iPhone looks brand new and the Macbook Pro is in fair condition but needs a battery replacement
b) Which recycling programs to go with - Apple's PowerON program has shady reviews and I'm not sure whether to trust sites like 'gazelle'
If anyone has any advice on recycling or selling their Apple products, let me know. Thanks!

jess_ek,
To get an idea of what the products are worth, take a look at recent winning bids on online auction sites for identical items to yours in similar condition.
If you prefer to recycle rather than to sell, you could donate them to iFixit, which will make maximum use of their parts to help keep other iPhones and MacBook Pros running. If you’d prefer to sell them, you could offer them as individual lots on online auction sites, or advertise them for sale on online classified ad sites.

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