**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**FORM 10-K CEO CERTIFICATION**

 

**CERTIFICATIONS:**

 

I, Edward R. Cameron, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this annual report on Form10-K of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this annual reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements are made, not misleading with respectto the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this annual report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this annual report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officersand I are responsible for establishing and maintaining  disclosure controls and procedures (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and wehave:

 

(a)           designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in whichthis annual report is being prepared;

 

(b)           evaluatedthe effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as ofthe filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

(c)           presentedin this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officersand I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’sauditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent function):

 

(a)           allsignificant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls whichcould adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarizeand report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors anymaterial weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

(b)           anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees whohave a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.             The registrant’s other certifying officersand I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there weresignificant changes in internal controls or in other factors that couldsignificantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our mostrecent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses.

 
| Date:  | March 16, 2004 |   |   | By:    | /s/  Edward R. Cameron        |   |
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|   |                |   |   |   | Edward  R. Cameron, President |
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