Item 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 7, 2012, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release dated May 7, 2012, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such press release be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01: Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial

Information and Exhibits (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release dated May 7, 2012.

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