EXHIBIT 23.09
    
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
    We consent to the inclusion in this post-effective amendment number three to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-95318) of our report dated
October 22, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated 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
April 29, 1997