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EREF MRF Fires Survey 2026

Thank you for completing this survey. If you are unable to provide exact numbers for any of the questions below, please provide your best estimate.
1.Name(Required.)
2.Email(Required.)
3.Company/Facility Name(Required.)
For companies with multiple facilities: Instead of submitting a response for every single-stream MRF facility you own or manage, we ask that you aggregate the information across all company locations for one response.

For a single facility: Please put "1" for how many facilities you are reporting on.
4.How many facilities will you be reporting on?(Required.)
For the following questions, please classify fires using these definitions:
Pre-Incipient (Hot Spot) Smoke, smoldering, thermal anomaly, or discoloration with no visible flames.
Incipient Fire Visible flames controlled by facility personnel without an external fire department response.
Working Fire Required an external fire department response or caused a temporary operational disruption, but caused no damage or injury.
Major Fire Caused significant equipment or facility damage from $0 up to but not exceeding $10 million or extended operational disruption.
Catastrophic Fire Resulted in catastrophic facility damage or losses of $10 million or greater.
5.How many total fires occurred across your MRF(s) since January 2026:(Required.)
6.What are the above numbers of fires based on?(Required.)
7.Of these fires, approximately how many were believed to involve lithium batteries?(Required.)
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8.Of these fires, have any of them resulted in production downtime greater than one hour?(Required.)
9.If yes,
10.What is the direct cost (USD) of fires since January 2026. Please provide a range.

Direct costs include immediate fire-related expenses, such as repairs, cleanup, contractor services, and emergency response. (Required.)
11.Are you self insured?(Required.)
12.If no, has your MRF insurance premium or deductible changed since 2023?