EXHIBIT 23.01

                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the inclusion in this annual report on Form 10-K of our report
which includes an explanatory paragraph on the adoption of a new established
standard for the impairment of long-lived assets and the adoption of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
of Portola Packaging, Inc. and Subsidiaries.


                                                       COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


San Jose, California
October 22, 1996