EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-1 of IFCO
Systems N.V. of our reports dated  August 25, 1999 and April 30, 1999 relating
to the financials of IFCO Systems N.V. and the combined financial statements of
IFCO Europe Beteiligungs GmbH and MTS Okologistik GmbH, subsidiaries of
Schoeller Packaging Systems GmbH, Pullach, and Schoeller International Logistics
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, a subsidiary of Gebruder Schoeller
Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH, Munich (collectively "IFCO"), respectively, which
appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us
under the headings "Experts", "Summary Financial Information" and "Selected
Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.


PwC Deutsche Revision
Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft

Dusseldorf, Germany
February 14, 2000


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