Food package with an auxiliary pouch for the collection of waste

A package apparatus comprising:

• a main pouch, the main pouch comprising a pair of sheets, the pair of sheets being joined at a bottom edge and a pair of lateral edges of the main pouch, the main pouch defining an interior space between the pair of sheets, a top rim of the main pouch defining an opening to the interior space, each sheet of the pair of sheets having a rectangular shape, the main pouch further comprising a main closure coupled to the pair of sheets adjacent to the top rim, the main closure comprising a pair of mating members which couple to each other via a snap fit;
• an auxiliary pouch removably coupled to an outer face of the main pouch, the auxiliary pouch comprising a pair of layers, the pair of layers being joined at a lower edge and a pair of lateral side edges of the auxiliary pouch, the auxiliary pouch defining an interior volume between the pair of layers, an upper rim of the auxiliary pouch defining an aperture to the interior volume, the auxiliary pouch lying flat against the outer face of the main pouch, each layer of the pair of layers having a rectangular shape;
• a plurality of connection strips coupling the auxiliary pouch to the main pouch, each lateral side edge of the pair of lateral side edges of the auxiliary pouch being coupled to an associated connection strip of the plurality of connection strips, each of the upper rim and the lower edge of the auxiliary pouch being coupled to an associated connection strip of the plurality of connection strips, each connection strip of the plurality of connection strips comprising a tearable material such that the auxiliary pouch is removable from the main pouch, each connection strip of the plurality of connection strips defining a perforated path to facilitate removing the auxiliary pouch by tearing along the perforated path;
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