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                                                                      EXHIBIT 24


                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ RICHARD L. WAMBOLD
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Richard L. Wambold


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ ANDREW A. CAMPBELL
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Andrew A. Campbell


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ LARRY D. BRADY
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Larry D. Brady


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ K. DANE BROOKSHER
                                                --------------------------------
                                                K. Dane Brooksher


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ ROBERT J. DARNALL
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Robert J. Darnall


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as her true
and lawful attorney, to execute in her name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ MARY R. (NINA) HENDERSON
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Mary R. (Nina) Henderson


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ ROGER B. PORTER
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Roger B. Porter


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                               PACTIV CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned does hereby appoint James V. Faulkner, Jr., as his true
and lawful attorney, to execute in his name, place and stead, the Pactiv
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
any and all amendments to said Annual Report on Form 10-K, and instruments
necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such attorney shall have the power to act
hereunder and shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever
requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorney.

         IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
11th day of March, 2005.


                                                /s/ NORMAN H. WESLEY
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Norman H. Wesley