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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-03-000056
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030123
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030124

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:		03524583

	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: January 23, 2003
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                        (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.
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         On January 23, 2003, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
issued a press release announcing that it has signed a national contract to
become provider of reverse logistics services for GE.


Item 7 (c).       Exhibits.
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        99        Press Release dated January 23, 2003, announcing that it has
signed a national contract to become provider of reverse logistics services for
GE.



Date:  January 23, 2003                          /s/ Linda Koenig
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                                                 Linda Koenig, Controller

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ARCA               Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
INCORPORATED       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 SIGNS NATIONAL CONTRACT TO BECOME PROVIDER
                      OF REVERSE LOGISTICS SERVICES FOR GE

            AGREEMENT ENABLES ARCA TO OFFER GE SPECIAL-BUY APPLIANCES
          THROUGH ITS GROWING NETWORK OF APPLIANCESMART FACTORY OUTLETS

JANUARY 23, 2003--MINNEAPOLIS, MN--Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
(OTC BB: ARCI) today announced that it has become a provider of reverse
logistics services for the GE Consumer Products unit of GE (NYSE: GE), enabling
ARCA to sell special-buy GE appliances through its growing network of
ApplianceSmart factory outlets.

ApplianceSmart will, under the contract, buy GE customer returns, closeouts,
factory overruns and discontinued models. ApplianceSmart will then sell these
appliances at a significant discount to retail. ApplianceSmart offers a 100%
money-back guarantee as well as warranties on parts and labor.

As one of the nation's largest manufacturers of household appliances, GE
Consumer Products sells more than 15 million appliances annually in 150 world
markets under the Monogram(R), GE Profile(TM), GE(R), and Hotpoint(R) brand
names.

Edward R. (Jack) Cameron, president and chief executive officer, commented: "We
are extremely gratified to have entered into a reverse logistics agreement with
a partner of GE's stature. This agreement is an extremely important development
for ARCA, since offering a complete range of high-quality, special-buy GE
appliances will significantly expand consumer choice at our ApplianceSmart


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factory outlets, which already sell Maytag, Whirlpool and Frigidaire appliances.
As a result, we believe our new relationship with GE will help fuel the
continued growth of our ApplianceSmart operation."

Cameron continued: "Discontinued models and other special-buy appliances
typically are not integrated into the distribution channels of appliance
manufacturers. ApplianceSmart's reverse logistics concept provides GE with a
dependable, high-volume outlet for these appliances. For this reason, our
reverse logistics business model represents a win-win solution for our appliance
manufacturing partners and ApplianceSmart."

About ARCA
Through its ApplianceSmart operation, ARCA is one of the nation's leading
retailers of special-buy household appliances. As of January 2003,
ApplianceSmart was operating 9 factory outlets: four in the Minneapolis/St. Paul
market; three in the Columbus, Ohio, market; one in the Dayton, Ohio, market;
and one in Los Angeles. ARCA is also one of the nation's largest recyclers of
major household appliances for the energy conservation programs of electric
utilities.


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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.
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Visit our web site at WWW.ARCAINC.COM
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