SCHEDULE 13G

                        Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

                                             2
                                      (Amendment No.)

                                      Myers Industries, Inc.
                                       (Name of Issuer)

                                        Common stock
                                (Title of Class of Securities)

                                              628464109
                                        (CUSIP Number)

1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                Van Den Berg Management     TAX # 953017097

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   A
                                                                   B x
3 SEC USE ONLY4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                USA

5   SOLE VOTING POWER

                19,837

6   SHARED VOTING POWER

                1,672,286

7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                19,837

8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                1,672,286

s9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                1,692,123

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                N/A

11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                4.91%

12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                IA

Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer

                Myers Industries, Inc.

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

               1293 South Main Street
               Akron, OH 44301

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing

                VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT      IRS# 953017097

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

                805 Las Cimas Parkway
                Suite 430
                Austin, Texas   78746

(c) Citizenship

                USA

(d) Title of Class of Securities

                Common stock

(e) CUSIP Number

                628464109

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:

(a)  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b)  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

(c)  Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the act

(d)  Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company 
Act

(e)  Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940

(f)  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 
240.13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(F)

(g)  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-l(b)(ii)(G)
(Note: See Item 7)

(h) Group, in accordance with 240.13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(H)
 
Item 4. Ownership

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned

                1,692,123

(b) Percent of Class

                4.91%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote                           19,837
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote                        1,672,286
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of            19,837
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of           1,672,286


Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

        N/A

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

        N/A


Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group       N/A 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

        N/A

Item 10. Certification


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, 
complete and correct.

                                        Date
                                        Signature
                                        Jim Brilliant / Vice President
                                        Name/Title