EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-23695), pertaining to the 
Stericycle, Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, and in the 
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-24185), pertaining 
to the Stericycle, Inc. Directors Stock Option Plan, of our report dated 
March 7, 1997, with respect to the Consolidated Financial Statements of 
Stericycle, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the year ended December 31, 1996.

                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 28, 1997