Stericycle (NASDAQ: SRCL) specializes in collecting and disposing medical waste, recalled and expired medical products, and infection control management and services. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Stericycle became a publicly traded company in 1996, and emerged as North America's largest provider of medical waste services in 2000.

Stericycle, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers institutional regulated waste management services, Bio Systems sharps management services to reduce the risk of needle sticks, various products and services for infection control, and regulated returns management services for expired or recalled healthcare products.

The company serves the large-quantity regulated waste generators, such as hospitals, blood banks, and pharmaceutical manufacturers; and small-quantity generators of regulated waste, which include outpatient clinics, medical and dental offices, funeral homes, abortion clinics, long-term and sub-acute care facilities, and retail pharmacies.

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