EXHIBIT 23.05
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We  consent to the inclusion in this  post-effective amendment number one to the
registration statement  on Form  S-1 (File  No. 33-95318)  of our  report  dated
November  1,  1995, on  our  audits of  the  financial statements  and financial
statement schedule of Portola Packaging, Inc.  We also consent to the  reference
to our firm under the caption "Experts."
 
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
San Jose, California
June 24, 1996