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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 16, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Stericycle, Inc. and Subsidiaries included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.


                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 31, 1999