-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR
Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov
Originator-Key-Asymmetric:
 MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen
 TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB
MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA,
 WW9M5g/6zmzwd+ve+H73fkh6ivawtyzzemoZw0NR0hg55sVhbtoBmFjJBDZnRp0u
 iqKWudap9gqkon+jwx39lw==

<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000897101-02-000122.txt : 20020414
<SEC-HEADER>0000897101-02-000122.hdr.sgml : 20020414
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-02-000122
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020221
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020222

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA INC /MN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000862861
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700]
		IRS NUMBER:				411454591
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19621
		FILM NUMBER:		02555823

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7400 EXCELSIOR BLVD
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55426-4502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6129309000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7400 EXCELSIOR BLVD
		CITY:			NINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			554264517
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>arca020927_8k.txt
<DESCRIPTION>ARCA, INC. FORM 8K
<TEXT>
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                        Date of Report: February 21, 2002
                                        -----------------
                        (Date of earliest event reported)




                  APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           MINNESOTA                      000-19621               41-1454591
- -------------------------------          -----------         -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of           Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)             File No.          Identification No.)


   7400 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD
        MINNEAPOLIS, MN                                           55426-4517
- ----------------------------------------                     -------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)



                                 (952) 930-9000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


<PAGE>


Item 5.           Other Events.
- ------            ------------

         On February 19, 2002, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
issued a press release announcing that it will open a 30,000-square-foot
ApplianceSmart superstore factory outlet on March 15 in a retail complex in
southeastern Columbus, Ohio.

Item 7(c).        Exhibits.
- ---------         --------

99                Press Release dated February 19, 2002, announcing that it will
                  open a 30,000-square-foot ApplianceSmart superstore factory
                  outlet on March 15 in a retail complex in southeastern
                  Columbus, Ohio.


Date:  February 21, 2002                         /s/Linda Koenig
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Linda Koenig, Controller

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>arca020927_ex99.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
                                                                      Exhibit 99


   [LOGO]                        APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
    ARCA                         7400 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, MINNEAPOLIS MN
INCORPORATED                                 55426 (952)930-9000




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                     Edward R. (Jack) Cameron (952) 930-9000
                                     Richard G. Cinquina, Equity Market Partners
                                     (612) 338-0810

        ARCA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO OPEN THIRD APPLIANCESMART FACTORY OUTLET
                           IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, IN MARCH

FEBRUARY 19, 2002--MINNEAPOLIS, MN--Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
(OTC BB: ARCI) today announced that it will open a 30,000-square-foot
ApplianceSmart superstore factory outlet on March 15 in a retail complex in
southeastern Columbus, Ohio.

Located at 6080 East Main Street in Columbus, just east of Interstate 270, the
new superstore will be ApplianceSmart's tenth nationally and third in the
Columbus market.

Like all ApplianceSmart factory outlets, the new Columbus location will carry a
wide range of special-buy, major household appliance brands, including Maytag,
Whirlpool, Amana, Kitchenaid, Frigidaire and Roper. Special-buy appliances
include closeouts, factory overruns and discontinued models. ApplianceSmart
sells these virtually new appliances at a discount to retail.

The new Columbus superstore factory outlet will have more than 2,000 appliances
on display.

Edward R. (Jack) Cameron, president and chief executive officer, commented: "We
believe our new Columbus factory outlet will benefit from its excellent,
high-traffic retail location. The size of this ApplianceSmart factory outlet
also will enable us to provide customers with unprecedented selection. In
addition, this expansion is important from a strategic standpoint.


<PAGE>


With three factory outlets in the growing Columbus market, we are developing a
critical mass that will enable us to leverage advertising and other overhead
expenses."

A 30,000-square-foot ApplianceSmart superstore factory outlet was opened in
Columbus Square Mall in north Columbus on May 18, 2001. This factory outlet has
consistently met ARCA's expectations since its opening. A third ApplianceSmart
factory outlet is located in nearby Hilliard, Ohio.

As of February 2002, ApplianceSmart was operating four factory outlets in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul market; two in the Columbus, Ohio, market; two in the
Dayton, Ohio, market; and one in Los Angeles.

ABOUT ARCA
Through its ApplianceSmart operation, ARCA is one of the nation's leading
retailers of special-buy household appliances. These special-buy appliances,
which typically are not integrated into the manufacturer's normal distribution
channel, are sold by ApplianceSmart at a discount to full retail. ApplianceSmart
offers a 100% money-back guarantee as well as warranties on parts and labor.
ARCA is also one of the nation's largest recyclers of major household appliances
for the energy conservation programs of electric utilities.


                                      # # #


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statements about ARCA's outlook are forward-looking and involve risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to: the speed at which individual
ApplianceSmart outlets reach profitability, the growth of appliance retail
sales, the strength of energy conservation recycling programs, and other factors
discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Visit our web sites at www.ARCAinc.com and www.ApplianceSmart.com
                       ---------------     ----------------------

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
