Exhibit 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


          As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report dated
January 22, 1997 (February 24, 1997 as to the pending transaction with WMX
Technologies, Inc. and the acquisition of Barefoot, Inc., which are discussed in
the footnotes in the financial statements) incorporated by reference in the
ServiceMaster Limited Partnership's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996 and to all references to our firm included in this registration statement.


                                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP