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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-02-000252
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020410
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020410

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:		02607120

	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
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                       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: April 10, 2002
                        (Date of earliest event reported)




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



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


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



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


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Item 5.      Other Events.

         On April 10, 2002, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. issued
a press release announcing that its ApplianceSmart operation has joined the
MARTA Cooperative, a national purchasing cooperative servicing 110 household
appliance retailers.

Item 7(c).   Exhibits.

99           Press Release dated April 10, 2002, announcing that its
             ApplianceSmart operation has joined the MARTA Cooperative, a
             national purchasing cooperative servicing 110 household appliance
             retailers.

Date:  April 10, 2002                            /s/ Linda Koenig
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Linda Koenig, Controller

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


[LOGO]       APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
                   7400 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 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 JOINS MARTA COOPERATIVE

APRIL 10, 2002--MINNEAPOLIS, MN--Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
(OTC BB: ARCI) today announced that its ApplianceSmart operation has joined the
MARTA Cooperative, a national purchasing cooperative serving 110 household
appliance retailers.

Edward R. (Jack) Cameron, president and chief executive officer, said, "MARTA's
national buying power will enable ApplianceSmart to get the best pricing on new
appliances within all of the lines we currently carry, including Maytag,
Whirlpool and Frigidaire. Although our core business involves special-buy
appliances, ApplianceSmart carries a limited number of new appliances to round
out our consumer offerings and to balance our inventory. We believe membership
in MARTA is the best way to optimize the profitability of this segment of
ApplianceSmart's business."


About ARCA

Through its ApplianceSmart (www.ApplianceSmart.com) operation, ARCA is one of
the nation's leading retailers of special-buy household appliances, primarily
those manufactured by Whirlpool Corporation. These special-buy appliances, which
include close-outs, factory overruns and scratch-and-dent units, typically are
not integrated into the manufacturer's normal distribution channel.
ApplianceSmart sells these virtually new appliances at a discount to full
retail, offers a 100% money-back guarantee and provides warranties on parts and
labor. As of April 2002, ApplianceSmart was operating 10 factory outlets: four
in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market; three in Columbus, Ohio, market; two in the
Dayton, Ohio, market; and one in Los Angeles. ARCA is also one of the largest
recyclers of major household appliances for the energy conservation programs of
electric utilities.

                                      # # #

Visit our web site at www.arcainc.com.

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