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                                                                      EXHIBIT 1

                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-46136) pertaining to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Plan and Trust of our report dated March 30, 2001, with respect to
the financial statements of the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees Retirement
Savings Plan and Trust included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2000.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Columbus, Ohio
June 25, 2001


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