EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  February  4, 2004  relating  to the
consolidated financial statements of Harsco Corporation, which appears in Harsco
Corporation's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2003.
We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report dated February
4, 2004  relating to the  financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.


We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated June 27, 2003  relating to the financial  statements,  which
appears in the Annual Report of the Harsco Corporation Savings Plan on Form 11-K
for the year ended December 31, 2002.


                                            /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP

Philadelphia, PA
April 27, 2004