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The combination food cutting board includes removable cups for food items, and a waste compartment. An upper cutting board mates with a lower base. The upper cutting board includes an aperture aligned with a receptacle in the base for waste, and secondary apertures aligned with matching receptacles

The combination food cutting board includes removable cups for food items, and a waste compartment. An upper cutting board mates with a lower base. The upper cutting board includes an aperture aligned with a receptacle in the base for waste, and secondary apertures aligned with matching receptacles in the base for holding the cups food items. The base includes a lateral opening and a sliding drawer in the waste compartment, and may include a storage compartment under the upper cutting board.

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1. A combination food cutting board with removable compartments, comprising: a lower base including a primary materials receptacle, a plurality of secondary lower apertures, and a storage container;an upper planar cutting board configured to removably mate with the lower base, the upper planar cutti

1. A combination food cutting board with removable compartments, comprising: a lower base including a primary materials receptacle, a plurality of secondary lower apertures, and a storage container;an upper planar cutting board configured to removably mate with the lower base, the upper planar cutting board having an upper cutting surface defining a primary aperture aligned with the primary materials receptacle, and a plurality of secondary apertures configured to be aligned with the plurality of secondary lower apertures of the lower base, respectively, said storage compartment of said lower base being configured to be concealed under the upper planar cutting board when said upper planar cutting board is removably mated with the lower base; anda plurality of cups configured to be removably received in the plurality of secondary apertures of the upper planar cutting board and the plurality of secondary lower apertures of the lower base, said plurality of cups having upper edges;said plurality of cups being configured to be removably received in the plurality of secondary apertures of the upper planar cutting board when said plurality of secondary apertures of the upper planar cutting board and the plurality of secondary lower apertures of the lower base are aligned, wherein said plurality of secondary apertures defined in the upper cutting surface of the planar cutting board are flush with the upper edges of said plurality of cups when the plurality of cups are removably received in the upper planar cutting board and lower base, and wherein the plurality of cups each have a handle that projects above the cutting board surface when the plurality of cups are removably received in the plurality of secondary apertures of the upper planar cutting board and the plurality of secondary lower apertures of the lower base. 2. The combination food cutting board of claim 1, wherein said primary materials receptacle of said lower base comprises a lateral opening, and further comprising a drawer slidably received in the primary materials receptacle of the lower base through said lateral opening. 3. The combination food cutting board of claim 2, wherein said drawer comprises a handle configured to project outwardly from said lateral opening when said drawer is slidably received in the base primary materials receptacle. 4. The combination food cutting board of claim 1, wherein said lower base includes a plurality of upwardly directed dowel pins, said upper planar cutting board includes a lower surface opposing said upper cutting surface, and said lower surface of the upper planar cutting board includes a corresponding plurality of apertures for receiving the upwardly directed dowel pins of the lower base, for aligning and removably mating the upper planar cutting board with the lower base. 5. The combination food cutting board of claim 1, wherein said plurality of secondary lower apertures in said lower base are round, said plurality of secondary apertures in said upper planar cutting board are round, and said plurality of cups are round. 6. The combination food cutting board of claim 1, further comprising a scoop configured to cooperate with said upper planar cutting board for moving cut food and waste from said upper planar cutting board, and wherein said scoop is configured to be stored in said storage compartment. 7. The combination food cutting board of claim 2, wherein said lower base includes a plurality of upwardly directed dowel pins, said upper planar cutting board includes a lower surface opposing said upper cutting surface, and said lower surface of the upper planar cutting board includes a corresponding plurality of apertures for receiving the upwardly directed dowel pins of the lower base, for aligning and removably mating the upper planar cutting board with the lower base. 8. The combination food cutting board of claim 2, wherein said plurality of secondary lower apertures in said lower base are round, said plurality of secondary apertures in said upper planar cutting board are round, and said plurality of cups are round.