EXHIBIT 23
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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Number 333-114958) of Harsco Corporation of our report
dated June 26, 2006 relating to the financial statements of the Harsco
Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.




/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 26, 2006