Exhibit 23.3
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-4 (File
No. 333-56217) of our report dated February 16, 1998, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of JTM Industries, Inc. and Subsidiary. We
also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Charlotte, North Carolina
August 18, 1998