EXHIBIT 23.5 KPMG Two Central Park Plaza Suite 1501 Omaha, NE 68102 233 South 13th Street, Suite 1600 Lincoln, NE 68508-2041 ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Consolidated Container Company LLC: We consent to the use of our report dated February 6, 1998 relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Plastic Containers, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1997 included in the registration statement on Form S-4 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus contained in the registration statement. /s/ KPMG LLP ----------------------- KPMG LLP KPMG LLP September 27, 1999