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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-17-002962
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171114
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171114

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:		171198464

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		175 JACKSON AVE N
		STREET 2:		SUITE 102
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55343
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9529309000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		175 JACKSON AVE N
		STREET 2:		SUITE 102
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55343
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<B>November 14, 2017</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Appliance Recycling Centers of America,
Inc.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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area code: <B>(952) 930-9000</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect; 240.12b 2 of this chapter).</P>

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registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On November 14, 2017, the Appliance Recycling
Centers of America, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release setting forth the Company&rsquo;s results of operations
for its quarter ended September 30, 2017. A copy of the Company&rsquo;s press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference. The information in this Item (and in such press release) shall not be deemed
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="arca_ex9901.htm">Press Release dated November 14, 2017</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: November 14, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Tony Isaac</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">Exhibit 99.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Appliance Recycling Centers of America
Announces Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Minneapolis, MN (November 14, 2017)
-- Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARCI) (&ldquo;ARCA&rdquo; or the &ldquo;company&rdquo;), a leading
provider of utility appliance recycling programs, announces today its financial results for the third quarter of 2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Highlights include:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Revenues of&nbsp;$25.5 million</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Gross profit of $8.4 million</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Operating Income of $1.1 million</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Net Income of more than $.77 million, or, $0.12 earnings per basic
common share</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Cash flow from operations of approximately $2.4 million for the&nbsp;39
weeks&nbsp;ended September 30, 2017</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Stockholders Equity increased to $30.8 Million, due to the Series
A preferred shares issued to acquire GeoTraq and profits for Q3-2017</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;We are very pleased with our Q3 results for 2017. In
the same period in 2016, we had a large one-time carbon credit sale of $1.048 million and all 18 Appliancesmart stores were operational
during the entire quarter. Our revenues for this quarter were adversely impacted by not having our 18<SUP>th</SUP> store operational
during most of the quarter. In July 2017, we had a fire in our Reynoldsburg, OH store. That store has been closed since the fire
and we expect to reopen it later this month. In addition, we have cleaned up our balance sheet with the sale of our stake in ARCA
Advanced Processing (&ldquo;AAP&rdquo;), our former joint venture, and have continued our work at improving our profitability,
reducing expenses and improving margins,&rdquo; said Virland Johnson, CFO of ARCA.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;The sale of our stake in AAP, the results and deconsolidation
of which are now included in our financial statements, has improved our balance sheet through the receipt of $800,000 in cash and
the elimination of more than $4.2 million in direct and indirect liabilities. We have also recently acquired GeoTraq Inc., a new
business for us that we plan on developing and growing to serve the location-based services market. Ultimately, we believe the
entirety of these efforts will result in additional shareholder value,&rdquo; said Tony Isaac, CEO of ARCA.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About ARCA</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">ARCA&rsquo;s two appliance business components are uniquely
positioned in the industry to work together to provide a full array of appliance-related services. ARCA&rsquo;s regional centers
process appliances at end of life to remove environmentally damaging substances and produce material byproducts for recycling for
utilities in the U.S. and Canada. Eighteen company-owned stores under the name ApplianceSmart, Inc.&reg; sell new appliances directly
to consumers and provide affordable ENERGY STAR&reg; options for energy efficiency appliance replacement programs. GeoTraq is a
development stage company engaged in the design, development and, ultimately, the company expects, sale of cellular transceiver
modules, also known as Cell-ID modules, for the location based services market.<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B></B>This press release contains
statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including
statements regarding ARCA&rsquo;s future success. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including the risks associated with the general economic
conditions, competition in the retain and recycling industries and regulatory risks. Other factors that could cause operating
and financial results to differ are described in ARCA&rsquo;s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other risks may be detailed from time to time in reports to be filed with the SEC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"># # #</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Contact:<BR>
Rachel Holmes</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Executive Vice President</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Tel: 952-930-9000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Email: rholmes@arcainc.com</P>



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