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Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.

7400 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis MN 55426 (952) 930-9000

Appliance Recycling Centers of America Reports Third Quarter Earnings Minneapolis, MN-November 4, 2013-Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARCI), a leading provider of appliance retailing and recycling services, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 28, 2013. Revenues for the quarter were $33.5 million, up 17% over last year due mainly to increased appliance replacement program activity for energy efficiency programs. During the quarter, one client accelerated its 2014 appliance replacement program into 2013, adding $3.8 million to third quarter revenues. Net earnings for the third quarter were $1.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, reported during the same period last year.

Improved third quarter earnings were mainly the result of the increased appliance replacement program revenues generated in the Company's appliance recycling business unit, improved performance in the ARCA Advanced Processing (AAP) appliance recycling joint venture, and reduced retail store operating expenses and advertising.

For the nine months ended September 28, 2013, total revenues increased 10% to $96.2 million, compared with revenues of

$87.7 million for the same period in the prior year. Overall, the Company reported year-to-date net income of $2.1 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, in the nine-month period

ended September 29, 2012.

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