# Know what your medical-waste service includes before the invoice arrives.

**GICMD vs Stericycle Canada**

A base collection price is only part of a service decision. GICMD confirms your containers, pickup frequency and pricing before approval, with one accountable owner for the service and the questions that follow.

## At a glance

- Scope and pricing before service
- One contact through the invoice
- Containers and frequency fitted to you

## Choose GICMD for a clear service agreement and a clear owner.

Choose GICMD to know the scope and price before service, then keep pickup, records and billing connected to one accountable owner. No hidden fees. Stericycle Canada's published fee page describes recovery fees, fuel surcharges and ancillary charges. Bring us the actual containers and collection arrangement for an understandable proposal that covers the work your practice needs.

## Compare the service cost and the responsibility behind it

Use the same containers and collection frequency. A quoted base rate alone does not establish the full cost.

| Your priority | GICMD | WM Healthcare Solutions / Stericycle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing clarity | Containers, pickup frequency and pricing are confirmed before you approve service. | Publishes separate service-cost recovery, fuel and ancillary fee information. |
| Cost adjustments | We confirm the pricing and assumptions in your offer so you can understand the service before it starts. | Describes an index-based fuel surcharge adjusted monthly and a recovery fee subject to review. |
| Container or extra-service charges | Your container and collection requirements are part of the confirmed service scope and price. | Lists charges for retrieval, replacement, relocation, extra stops and additional containers. |
| Billing questions | Your accountable GICMD owner keeps invoice questions connected to the service history. | Directs fee questions to its Customer Experience team or account manager. |

## Why choose GICMD

### Make the whole arrangement understandable

A clinic administrator needs to approve more than a headline rate. GICMD establishes the containers, collection frequency and pricing before service. No hidden fees. Your written proposal makes the included work and pricing assumptions clear, so you can approve the service with the full arrangement in view.

### Keep the invoice connected to the pickup

When a question comes up, your GICMD service owner can keep the conversation tied to the account's containers, collection plan and records. You have a clear point of responsibility through the entire service. Choose us for that relationship as well as the proposal, so the administrative work after pickup has an owner too.

## Review the full arrangement before changing service

Bring the information needed to compare equivalent collection plans.

## Your next steps

### Share your current service needs

Send the clinic address, waste types, container counts and pickup frequency. A current invoice can help identify the service items you want quoted.

### Approve GICMD's proposal

We confirm the accepted scope, container arrangement, frequency, documentation and pricing. Resolve any assumptions or requested extras before approval.

### Coordinate the handover

Check current notice and container-return obligations. Schedule the first GICMD collection and keep the new service owner connected through records and billing.

## Questions before you switch

### Will GICMD cost less than my current service?

The answer depends on your actual waste, containers, frequency and terms. Request a matched proposal and compare the full quoted arrangement, including applicable extras, rather than assuming a saving from the base rate.

### Can I compare my current invoice?

Yes. Send a recent invoice together with your waste categories, container quantities and pickup frequency. We use that full service picture to prepare a GICMD proposal you can compare before changing providers.

### What should I check before returning existing containers?

Review your current agreement's ownership, retrieval, notice and final-service requirements. Coordinate that handover with the approved GICMD container plan before the first collection.

## Get a medical-waste quote you can understand and approve.

**Get my clear service quote**

Send GICMD your current collection requirements. We will confirm the scope, container plan, pricing and next step.

[Get my clear service quote](/contact/)

## Comparison sources

Canadian comparison. Stericycle's published fee page was reviewed September 21, 2026. Applicable account terms govern individual charges; compare the complete service proposals.

- [GICMD medical-waste service and pricing approach](https://www.gicmd.com/) (reviewed 2026-09-21)
- [Stericycle Canada service fees](https://www.stericycle.ca/en-ca/service-fees) (reviewed 2026-09-21)