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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                         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 Amended and Restated
Incentive Compensation Plan of Stericycle, Inc., in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-24185) pertaining to the Directors Stock
Option Plan of Stericycle, Inc., and in the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-48761) pertaining to the 1997 Stock Option Plan of
Stericycle, Inc., of our report dated March 17, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Stericycle, Inc. and
Subsidiaries included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.


                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 29, 2000