Either don't get rid of them or don't recycle them. Either give them or sell them to someone who actually wants them. I used to have every console up to the PS4, XBox One, and Switch, and 1000s of games, many that are rare as hell and worth hundreds of dollars.

Years later I still feel pretty bad about it, because I know I'll likely never find another copy of a games or consoles in the condition I kept them in without shelling out more than what I sold them for.