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                                   CERPLEX INC

                            FILING TYPE:  8-K
                            DESCRIPTION:  CURRENT REPORT
                            FILING DATE:  SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

                             PERIOD END:  SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

                       PRIMARY EXCHANGE:  N/A
                                 TICKER:  N/A





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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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                                       8-K

Item 3: Bankruptcy

Item 2: Disposition of Assets



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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2000

                             THE CERPLEX GROUP, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



             Delaware                0-9725                      75-1539534
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)           File Number)               Identification No.)



111 Pacifica Avenue, Irvine, California                               92618
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (949) 754-5300

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               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)



                                 Not Applicable

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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)




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ITEM 3: BANKRUPTCY

As reported in the June 24, 2000 Form 10-Q of The Cerplex Group, Inc. ("Group"),
an  involuntary  Chapter 11  bankruptcy  petition  was filed on June 20, 2000 by
certain  creditors of Group.  Group consented to the involuntary  filing on July
11, 2000. On July 27, 2000, Cerplex, Inc., (a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Group)
filed  a  voluntary  petition  for  protection  under  Chapter  11 of  the  U.S.
Bankruptcy Code (the "Code".) An Order of Relief was issued by the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") in the Group case on
July 26, 2000 and on July 27, 2000 in the Cerplex,  Inc. case.  Under Chapter 11
of the Code,  both Group and Cerplex,  Inc.  (collectively,  the  "Company") are
considered   debtors-in-possession  of  the  assets.  As  debtors-in  possession
("DIP"),  management of the company  operates the business under the supervision
of the Court and, among other things,  is granted a 120-day  exclusive  right to
propose a plan of reorganization. In accordance with the provisions of the Code,
an automatic  stay  provides that  creditors of the Company are  prevented  from
seeking   repayment  of  pre-petition   debts.   The  Company   arranged  for  a
debtor-in-possession  credit facility  through  Congress  Financial  Corporation
("Congress")  by entering  into a  Ratification  and Amendment  Agreement  ("DIP
Agreement") to finance its working  capital needs while in  bankruptcy.  On July
28, 2000, the Court approved the DIP Agreement on an interim basis.


As a result of the bankruptcy  proceedings,  substantially  all of the Company's
indebtedness is in default. The repayment of such indebtedness,  if any, will be
the subject of the Company's plan of reorganization or order of the Court.


ITEM 2: DISPOSITION OF ASSETS


On July 16, 2000, Cerplex,  Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its
repair sites in Louisville,  Kentucky,  Tewksbury,  Massachusetts and Livermore,
California and a call center located in Irvine, California. The purchaser of the
accounts receivable,  certain inventory,  and other assets associated with these
business  operations  was an U.S.  subsidiary of a Dutch company named  Teleplan
Holdings USA, Inc ("Teleplan").


On August  28,  2000,  the  Court  approved  the  transaction  described  above,
fulfilling the final  condition  precedent to closing.  The cash proceeds of the
sale  totaling  $4,180,000  were  partially  used to repay  secured debt owed by
Cerplex, Inc to Congress under the DIP Agreement. The balance of the proceeds is
held in escrow for the benefit of other creditors,  pending further order of the
Court or written agreement among the Company;  Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe
VII, L.P.; and the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee.


In addition, as part of the purchase  consideration,  Teleplan assumed unsecured
trade debt of approximately $1.8 million and forgave a $320,000  promissory note
owed  to  it  by  Cerplex,   Inc.  In  connection  with  this  sale  of  assets,
approximately  250  employees  located  in  four  facilities  were  retained  by
Teleplan.


On September 18, 2000, the Court approved the sale of assets related to Cerplex,
Inc.'s parts  division to Alorica,  Inc.. The cash proceeds of the sale totaling
$208,000  are being  held for the  benefit of  creditors.  No  liabilities  were
assumed by Alorica, Inc. as part of the transaction.

                             THE CERPLEX GROUP, INC.
                             (Registrant)


                             By:  /S/ Richard Alston

                                -----------------------------------------------
                                 Name: Richard Alston
                                 Title: President and Chief Operating Officer

Date:  September 21, 2000
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                                   CERPLEX INC

                            FILING TYPE:  8-K
                            DESCRIPTION:  CURRENT REPORT
                            FILING DATE:  SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

                             PERIOD END:  SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

                       PRIMARY EXCHANGE:  N/A
                                 TICKER:  N/A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                       8-K

Item 3: Bankruptcy

Item 2: Disposition of Assets

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2000

                             THE CERPLEX GROUP, INC.
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

             Delaware                0-9725                      75-1539534
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)           File Number)               Identification No.)

111 Pacifica Avenue, Irvine, California                               92618
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (949) 754-5300

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not Applicable

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 3: BANKRUPTCY

As reported in the June 24, 2000 Form 10-Q of The Cerplex Group, Inc. ("Group"),
an  involuntary  Chapter 11  bankruptcy  petition  was filed on June 20, 2000 by
certain  creditors of Group.  Group consented to the involuntary  filing on July
11, 2000. On July 27, 2000, Cerplex, Inc., (a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Group)
filed  a  voluntary  petition  for  protection  under  Chapter  11 of  the  U.S.
Bankruptcy Code (the "Code".) An Order of Relief was issued by the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") in the Group case on
July 26, 2000 and on July 27, 2000 in the Cerplex,  Inc. case.  Under Chapter 11
of the Code,  both Group and Cerplex,  Inc.  (collectively,  the  "Company") are
considered   debtors-in-possession  of  the  assets.  As  debtors-in  possession
("DIP"),  management of the company  operates the business under the supervision
of the Court and, among other things,  is granted a 120-day  exclusive  right to
propose a plan of reorganization. In accordance with the provisions of the Code,
an automatic  stay  provides that  creditors of the Company are  prevented  from
seeking   repayment  of  pre-petition   debts.   The  Company   arranged  for  a
debtor-in-possession  credit facility  through  Congress  Financial  Corporation
("Congress")  by entering  into a  Ratification  and Amendment  Agreement  ("DIP
Agreement") to finance its working  capital needs while in  bankruptcy.  On July
28, 2000, the Court approved the DIP Agreement on an interim basis.

As a result of the bankruptcy  proceedings,  substantially  all of the Company's
indebtedness is in default. The repayment of such indebtedness,  if any, will be
the subject of the Company's plan of reorganization or order of the Court.

ITEM 2: DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

On July 16, 2000, Cerplex,  Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to sell its
repair sites in Louisville,  Kentucky,  Tewksbury,  Massachusetts and Livermore,
California and a call center located in Irvine, California. The purchaser of the
accounts receivable,  certain inventory,  and other assets associated with these
business  operations  was an U.S.  subsidiary of a Dutch company named  Teleplan
Holdings USA, Inc ("Teleplan").

On August  28,  2000,  the  Court  approved  the  transaction  described  above,
fulfilling the final  condition  precedent to closing.  The cash proceeds of the
sale  totaling  $4,180,000  were  partially  used to repay  secured debt owed by
Cerplex, Inc to Congress under the DIP Agreement. The balance of the proceeds is
held in escrow for the benefit of other creditors,  pending further order of the
Court or written agreement among the Company;  Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe
VII, L.P.; and the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee.

In addition, as part of the purchase  consideration,  Teleplan assumed unsecured
trade debt of approximately $1.8 million and forgave a $320,000  promissory note
owed  to  it  by  Cerplex,   Inc.  In  connection  with  this  sale  of  assets,
approximately  250  employees  located  in  four  facilities  were  retained  by
Teleplan.

On September 18, 2000, the Court approved the sale of assets related to Cerplex,
Inc.'s parts  division to Alorica,  Inc.. The cash proceeds of the sale totaling
$208,000  are being  held for the  benefit of  creditors.  No  liabilities  were
assumed by Alorica, Inc. as part of the transaction.

                             THE CERPLEX GROUP, INC.
                             (Registrant)

                             By:  /S/ Richard Alston

                                -----------------------------------------------
                                 Name: Richard Alston
                                 Title: President and Chief Operating Officer

Date:  September 21, 2000
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