EXHIBIT 23.1


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-33176) pertaining
to the Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees,
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried
Employees and Packaging Corporation of America 1999 Long-Term Equity
Incentive Plan of our report dated July 16, 1999 for the period ended April
11, 1999, included in Packaging Corporation of America's Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001 and to all references to our Firm included in
this registration statement.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 19, 2002