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, 
No. 33-51452, No. 33-60187 and No. 333-46159) of our report dated February 4, 
1998 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and the financial 
statement schedule of Clean Harbors, Inc., which report is included in Item 8 
of this Form 10-K.


                                          Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
March 26, 1998