Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Sealed Air Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Nos. 333-50603, 333-59197, and 333-59195) of Sealed Air Corporation of our
reports dated January 27, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
Sealed Air Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, equity, comprehensive income, and cash
flows for the year then ended, and the related schedule, which reports appear in
or are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

KPMG LLP

s/KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey
March 29, 1999