Exhibit 23

                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants

      As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our reports dated February 9, 2000, included in or incorporated
by reference into Thermo Fibertek Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended January 1, 2000, into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements as follows: Registration Statement No. 33-67190 on Form S-8,
Registration Statement No. 33-67192 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-67194 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-67196 on Form S-8,
Registration Statement No. 33-83718 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-80751 on Form S-8, and Registration Statement No. 333-80509 on Form S-8.



                                                  Arthur Andersen LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
March 13, 2000