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Find a Location

Stericycle, Inc. has 40 locations, listed below.

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    • Stericycle, Inc.

      2355 Waukegan Rd Bannockburn, IL 60015-1586

    • Stericycle, Inc.

      28161 N Keith Dr Lake Forest, IL 60045-4528

    • Stericycle

      1485 Hartman Industrial Blvd Birmingham, AL 35221-1563

    • Stericycle, Inc.

      120 Tredco Dr Nashville, TN 37210-4419

    • Stericycle, Inc.

      1301 E Alexis Rd Toledo, OH 43612-3977

    Business ProfileforStericycle, Inc.

    Hazardous Waste Services
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    Pending BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.05/5stars

    Average of 85 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    130 complaints closed in last 3 years

    82 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Years in Business: 33

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Our suite of essential services helps our clients properly dispose of potentially harmful medical waste, shred confidential information, and protect their trusted patient and customer relationships.

    Products & Services

    This company offers transport and disposal of medical waste.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Stericycle, Inc. has 40 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Stericycle, Inc.

        2355 Waukegan Rd Bannockburn, IL 60015-1586

      • Stericycle, Inc.

        28161 N Keith Dr Lake Forest, IL 60045-4528

      • Stericycle

        1485 Hartman Industrial Blvd Birmingham, AL 35221-1563

      • Stericycle, Inc.

        120 Tredco Dr Nashville, TN 37210-4419

      • Stericycle, Inc.

        1301 E Alexis Rd Toledo, OH 43612-3977

      Headquarters
      2355 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn, IL 60015-1586
      BBB File Opened:
      4/19/2001
      Years in Business:
      33
      Business Started:
      11/20/1990
      Business Incorporated:
      11/20/1990
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Cindy Miller, CEO
      • Richard T. Kogler, Executive Vice President
      • Frank Ten Brink, Executive Vice President
      • Charlie Alutto, President
      • Rhonda Toth, Exec Asst
      • Christie Rank, Customer Care Supervisor
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Christie Rank, Customer Care Supervisor

      Customer Contact

      • Christie Rank, Customer Care Supervisor
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (866) 783-7432
        Primary Fax
      • (800) 567-0953
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      132 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/12/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      I had an account with **********************. Their prices are astronomical. I found a new company and called Stericycle to cancel my contract. The man I spoke with said send an email to him asking to cancel and give 60 days notice. I did that on 10/23/23. The service should have terminated on 12/31/23. Stericycle continues to invoice me, call me multiple time per week and mail past due invoices stating they are sending this to collections. I have asked repeatedly for them to stop. They always tell me they will stop, remove my account etc. They never do. I have a number of "tickets" that state they are working on this. At this point, every time they call me I get extremely upset and anxious. A company of this size should not be allowed to bully people/businesses.
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      Customer Reviews

      85 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Ruth S

      1 star

      03/21/2024

      We were contracted with Stericycle for hazardous medical waste pickup two times per year. They showed up once in April 2023, then claimed they attempted a pickup on 12/5/2023. Our office has never been open on a Tuesday, we never scheduled for a Tuesday pickup. When I called, I got an overseas representative who rescheduled the pickup for 12/22/27. Stericycle never showed up for this pickup. When I called, again speaking with an overseas representative, she offered to reschedule it for ******** The offer was declined and a refund of $315 was requested. The refund was approved (although we have not received the refund as of 3/21/24). We paid $630 per office (2 offices) for 2024. We did receive a pickup in our second office in March 2024, but still no pickup for our first office. We are now tripping over hazardous waste bags because we have nowhere to put them! I requested a refund of $630 for our first office for the 2024 contract and asked to cancel both contracts. Someone from a U.S. based office called today to tell us that we would now be charged an early termination fee for cancelling, yet they can not seem to fulfill the contract, so we have to pay for nothing. We have already contracted with another company (that is $168/year cheaper than Stericycle) and we are on a month-to-month agreement. I do NOT recommend Stericycle to any business because they do not fulfill their contracts!

      Stericycle, Inc. Response

      03/22/2024

      Hi **** and thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience and have escalated this with our customer resolution team to look into and reach out to you. If you have further issues or concerns, please contact us at customer-************************************ or ************.

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