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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., in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-48761) pertaining to the 1997
Stock Option Plan of Stericycle, Inc., and in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-55156) pertaining to the 2000 Nonstatutory
Stock Option Plan of Stericycle, Inc., of our report dated February 23, 2001,
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, 2000.

                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
February 23, 2001