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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

           We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
      registration statements of Clean Harbors, Inc. on Form S-8 (Files
      No. 33-22638 and No. 33-51452) of our report dated January 31, 1995
      on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and the
      financial statement schedule of Clean Harbors, Inc. as of December
      31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, which report is included in Item 8 of this
      Form 10-K.






                                                 Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
      Boston, Massachusetts
      February 17, 1995




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