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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

U.S. Technologies Inc.
Washington, D.C.


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated May 9, 2001, except for Note 19(c), which is as of June 30, 2001, and
Note 19(d), which is as of July 20, 2001, relating to the consolidated
financial statements appearing in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000, into the Company's previously filed registration statement
on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-31518, relating to the Company's 1999 Stock
Option Plan, including the prospectus therein. Our report contains an
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.

         We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in
the Prospectus.


                                                  BDO SEIDMAN, LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
July 26, 2001