EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each of the undersigned, being an officer or director, or both, of RUSSELL-STANLEY HOLDINGS, INC. (the "Company") and/or one or more of RUSSELL-STANLEY CORP., CONTAINER MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., NEW ENGLAND CONTAINER CO., INC., RUSSELL-STANLEY, INC. (in its capacity as an issuer and as general partner of Russell-Stanley, L.P.) and RSLPCO, INC. (each, a "Guarantor"), in his capacity or capacities as set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints ROBERT L. SINGLETON and DANIEL W. MILLER, and each of them acting alone, his true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or desirable to enable the Company and/or one or more Guarantors, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Act of the Company's 10 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 and the guarantees by the Guarantors thereof (collectively, the "Securities"), including, without limitation, the power and authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacity or capacities indicated below to one or more registration statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Securities, to any and all amendments or supplements to any such registration statement, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the effective date of the applicable registration statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with any such registration statement or any and all amendments or supplements thereto, whether such amendments or supplements are filed before or after the effective date of any such registration statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 2 Signature Title /s/ Robert L. Rosner Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Robert L. Rosner Chairman of the Board of Directors Russell-Stanley Corp. ----------------------------------- Director Russell-Stanley, Inc. ----------------------------------- Director RSLPCO, Inc. ----------------------------------- Director Russell-Stanley, L.P. ----------------------------------- Director of Russell-Stanley, Inc., in its capacity as general partner 3 /s/ Robert L. Singleton Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Robert L. Singleton President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Assistant Treasurer and Director Russell-Stanley Corp. ----------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Container Management Services, Inc. ----------------------------------- Director New England Container Co., Inc. ----------------------------------- Director Russell-Stanley, Inc. ----------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer and Director RSLPCO, Inc. ----------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Assistant Treasurer and Director Russell-Stanley, L.P. ----------------------------------- Director of Russell-Stanley, Inc., in its capacity as general partner 4 /s/ Daniel W. Miller Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Daniel W. Miller Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director Russell-Stanley Corp. ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director Container Management Services, Inc. ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director New England Container Co., Inc. ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director Russell-Stanley, Inc. ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director RSLPCO, Inc. ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director Russell-Stanley, L.P. ----------------------------------- Director of Russell-Stanley, Inc., in its capacity as general partner /s/ Mark E. Daniels Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Mark E. Daniels Executive Vice President and Director Container Management Services, Inc. ----------------------------------- President and Director 5 /s/ Michael W. Hunter Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Michael W. Hunter Executive Vice President and Director /s/ Ronald M. Litchkowski Russell-Stanley Corp. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Ronald M. Litchkowski Vice President, Controller and Secretary Russell-Stanley, Inc. ----------------------------------- Vice President, Controller and Secretary Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. ----------------------------------- Vice President, Controller /s/ Gerard C. DiSchino New England Container Co., Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Gerard C. DiSchino President and Director /s/ Eugene D. Onofrio New England Container Co., Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Eugene D. Onofrio Vice President, Controller and Treasurer /s/ Norman W. Alpert Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------ ----------------------------------- Norman W. Alpert Director /s/ Vincent J. Buonanno Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc, - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Vincent J. Buonanno Director /s/ Todd N. Khoury Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Todd N. Khoury Director /s/ Leonard Lieberman Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Leonard Lieberman Director 6 /s/ Kevin Mundt Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Kevin Mundt Director /s/ Arthur J. Nagle Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Arthur J. Nagle Director /s/ Vincent J. Naimoli Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Vincent J. Naimoli Director /s/ Daniel S. O'Connell Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Daniel S. O'Connell Director /s/ John W. Priesing Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. - ------------------------- ----------------------------------- John W. Priesing Director