Stericycle UK Reviews 

790
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Review summary

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Considering 87 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being exceptionally polite, professional, and quick to resolve any account queries without long phone wait times. People also mention that the customer service team consistently goes above and beyond, providing prompt, empathetic, and truly helpful support that makes all interactions exceptionally smooth and pleasant. However, some customers also noted frustrating issues with missed collections, inconsistent schedules, and poor delivery reliability. A few reviewers experienced lengthy delays and poor communication, pointing out that scheduled pickup dates frequently changed without prior notice or adequate warnings from the team.

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Staff

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Customer service

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Service

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Response time

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Delivery service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Grace was fantastic in dealing with my account query — she took the time to listen, understand what was needed and quickly set about resolving it. We are a large site with lots of moving parts, but Gr... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gp surgery, requested removal of old sharps & soiled waste bins from premises. Response very quick and bins collected within 2 days. Great service and person I dealt with extremely polite and helpfu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We switched from Initial to Stericycle last year. We haven't had any issues with the service and the Customer services team is also efficent and reliable. I had to contact them about our scheduled co... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Emma was super helpful. She gave goof advice about how often to ask for sharps collections. She reactivated the account without issue. A date for collection was given there and then. Helpful, profess... See more

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Company details

  1. Waste-Management Service
  2. Business-to-Business service

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Stericycle is a leading global provider of specialist clinical waste management. Through safe, responsible and sustainable products and services, Stericycle helps our customers remain compliant while protecting the health and well-being of the people and communities they serve. In doing so, Stericycle is shaping a healthier and safer world for everyone, everywhere, every day.


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4.4

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

790 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Untrustworthy & incompetent

Quite possibly the worst company I have ever had to deal with.
Fraudulent charges on WTNs, after disputing, sending proof of inaccurate charges and raising a formal complaint in 2022 still no resolution until receiving a solicitor/debt collection this week.
Emails constantly left unanswered and their staff turn around is ridiculous. They apparently do not keep records of previous correspondence, I have had the same conversation with four people in the accounts team, each time having to start the whole complaint from the beginning.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY if you value your time and sanity

13 March 2025
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Reply from Stericycle UK

Good afternoon,
Apologies you have been unhappy with the service, if you could drop me an email I can look into this further for you.
Thanks
Laura
Supervisor Customer Experience
laura.stevenson@stericycle.com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Generally very dependable service

Generally very dependable service, with one or two exceptions, eg the driver claiming he didn’t see my house which, at the time had a Stericycle box fully visible on the step, as well as the house number very clear on the door. But usually reliable and polite.

6 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible

Terrible. They turn up before your open. They turn up without giving you a heads up to have the waste ready. They charge you a monthly fee for nothing. They bill you again when they do their job and take the waste away. They want three months notice to leave. They want the notice in writing. Who does that, a bad company that doesn't want you to leave. If you weren't bad then people wouldn't want to leave......

4 March 2025
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Reply from Stericycle UK

Good morning,
Apologies you have been unhappy with the service, if you could drop me an email I can look into this further for you.
Thanks
Laura
Supervisor Customer Experience
laura.stevenson@stericycle.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Josh McBride

Josh McBride was really helpful, efficient and resolved our enquiry in a timely manner.

Great customer service.

28 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service by Abigail

I contacted Stericycle about a query on my invoice. The agent I spoke to was Abigail. I found her to be very professional, very pleasant, very helpful and with excellent communication skills. Abi not only resolved the issue immediately but went out of her way to provide extra information that will help me greatly with future pick ups and deliveries.
Thank you Abigail for the excellent service.

27 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Martin Berkan has been amazing

Martin Berkan has been amazing, so professional and took the time to sort out my accounts and as a result i have now moved all my accounts over to SCRL because of his excellent client rapport and always willing to go that one step further, thanks a lot

28 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stress-free customer service experience!

Dealing with companies can be problematic sometimes and contacting customer services can be a bit daunting - however, my experience has been excellent this time.
I called up to arrange collection and spoke to a very kind and helpful gentleman called Martin.
He checked what my preferred form of contact was - which was nice as a lot of people just assume you’re happy to receive phone calls all the time!
He emailed me back once everything had been confirmed, and informed me of the booking date.
All in all, a pleasant and stress-free experience, which is a rarity these days!
Thank you

18 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful customer experience.

My point of contact at Stericylce was Emmanuel. I asked for a complete breakdown of service shcedules, wasted journeys (my fault not SRCL's), weights and all associated costs. He was not only always courteous, he provided the reports I had requested for multiple sites the very next day as promised. He had suggested a meeting to review the documents to ensure I fully understood them, but he made them easy to comprehend so I declined the kind offer of a meeting. A wonderful experience and great customer service - thank you Emmanuel!

20 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding Delivery Driver - Gary from Bridgend

Outstanding Delivery Driver - Gary from Bridgend
came to collect my Sharps box today but unfortunately I missed him as I was in a work meeting. He kindly rang me to let me know I had missed him but said he would see how he got on with his round and if he had enough power left in his electric van would come back later.
He kept me informed of how he was getting on and he came back at the end of his round - going out of his way to ensure he could collect.

nothing was too much trouble - he was courteous and he is a fine example of just who a delivery driver should be.

Thank you Gary for being a gentleman on Valentines Day!

14 February 2025
Unprompted review

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