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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19621
		FILM NUMBER:		04678299

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

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		STREET 1:		7400 EXCELSIOR BLVD
		CITY:			NINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			554264517
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></b></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM 8-K</font></b></h1>

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<h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></h2>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)<br>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report:&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">March&nbsp;17, 2004</font></b></font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Date of earliest event reported)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Appliance
Recycling Centers of America, Inc.</font></b></p>

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  Minneapolis, MN</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 7:&#160; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, &#147;Disclosure
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On March&nbsp;16, 2004, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
issued a press release announcing that it has been awarded a contract with San
Diego Gas &amp; Electric to handle the appliance recycling program in the
utility&#146;s service territory for 2004.&#160; A
copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit to this filing on Form 8-K.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7400 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis MN
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Appliance
Recycling Centers of America Awarded</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Recycling
Contract With San Diego Gas &amp; Electric</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minneapolis, MN&#151;March&nbsp;16, 2004&#151;</font></b>Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
(OTC BB: ARCI) today announced that it has been awarded a contract with San
Diego Gas &amp; Electric to handle the appliance recycling program in the
utility&#146;s service territory for 2004.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under terms of the contract,
ARCA expects to recycle 7,000 major household appliances for San Diego Gas
&amp; Electric in 2004.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As previously reported, ARCA
has also entered a contract with Southern California Edison Company to handle
appliance recycling operations under California&#146;s Statewide Residential
Appliance Recycling Program for the years 2004 and 2005.&#160; ARCA expects to recycle approximately 70,000
old but working major household appliances per year, over the two-year term of
this contract.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edward R. (Jack) Cameron,
president and chief executive officer, said, &#147;The total annual recycling
volumes under both new contracts will be more than twice the level that ARCA
handled in 2003.&#160; The extended duration
of the California Statewide contract will provide our revenue stream with an
added measure of stability and predictability as we continue to strengthen our
ApplianceSmart retail operation.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About ARCA</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARCA
is one of the nation&#146;s largest recyclers of major household appliances for the
energy conservation programs of electric utilities.&#160; Through its ApplianceSmart (www.ApplianceSmart.com) operation,
ARCA also is one of the nation&#146;s leading retailers of special-buy household
appliances, primarily those </font></p>

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These special-buy appliances, which include close-outs, factory overruns
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manufacturer&#146;s normal distribution channel.&#160;
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.&#160; As of March&nbsp;2004,
ApplianceSmart was operating nine factory outlets: four in the Minneapolis/St.
Paul market; three in the Columbus, Ohio, market; one in the Atlanta market;
and one in Los Angeles.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements about ARCA&#146;s outlook are forward-looking and involve risks
and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the strength of recycling
programs, the growth of appliance retail sales, the speed at which individual
retail stores reach profitability, and other factors discussed in the Company&#146;s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Visit our web site at
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