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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Tuscarora Incorporated of our report dated October 6, 2000 included in the
Annual Report to Shareholders of Tuscarora Incorporated for the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2000.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Tuscarora
Incorporated listed in Item 14(a)(2). This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-35373 and 333-06111) pertaining to the 1989 Stock Incentive
Plan of Tuscarora incorporated; Form S-8 (No. 333-57833) pertaining to the 1997
Stock Incentive Plan of Tuscarora Incorporated; and Form S-8 (No. 333-35587)
pertaining to the Tuscarora Incorporated Common Stock Purchase Plan for Salaried
Employees of our report dated October 6, 2000 with respect to the financial
statements incorporated herein by reference, and our report included in the
preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule included in
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Tuscarora Incorporated.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2000