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A feminine hygiene product disposal pouch having an inner compartment and at least one partitioning barrier, such as a partitioning wall, defining a pair of chambers. A first chamber is adapted for housing an unused feminine hygiene product, and a second chamber houses a disposal container for disca

A feminine hygiene product disposal pouch having an inner compartment and at least one partitioning barrier, such as a partitioning wall, defining a pair of chambers. A first chamber is adapted for housing an unused feminine hygiene product, and a second chamber houses a disposal container for discarding a plurality of feminine hygiene products and materials, including the pouch itself. In an example embodiment, at least one chamber is expandable for hygienically disposing of the feminine hygiene materials therein. The chambers can share a common sealed edge, such as a heated seal, for enabling simultaneous access to each of the compartments. In another example embodiment, the pouch includes a partitioning seam for defining the chambers such that the outer wall can be operably removed from each chamber in succession for accessing the contents therein.

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1. A feminine hygiene product disposal pouch adapted for housing at least one feminine hygiene material and a disposal container, comprising: an outer wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, the outer wall defining an inner compartment;at least one partitioning barrier traversing the inner compart

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A feminine hygiene product disposal pouch adapted for housing at least one feminine hygiene material and a disposal container, comprising: an outer wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, the outer wall defining an inner compartment;at least one partitioning barrier traversing the inner compartment, the partitioning barrier having a barrier top substantially aligned with the top edge of the outer wall and a barrier bottom substantially aligned with the bottom edge of the outer wall, the partitioning barrier and the outer wall together defining a first inner chamber adapted to hold a feminine hygiene material and a second inner chamber, the partitioning barrier is a partitioning wall which extends within the inner compartment between the top and bottom edge and is operably coupled to the outer wall;a disposal container housed within the second inner chamber;a seal formed between the at least one of the edges of the outer wall and the partitioning wall, such that the at least one of the top or bottom edges defines an opening which enables simultaneous access to both inner chambers when the seal is broken; andwherein the first and second inner chambers oppose one another thereby providing a compact solution for packaging and hygienically disposing of the disposal container and feminine hygiene material. 2. The feminine hygiene product disposal pouch as described in claim 1, wherein the seal is a heat seal. 3. The feminine hygiene product disposal pouch as described in claim 2, wherein at least one inner chamber includes a pair of expandable side walls oriented between the outer wall and the partitioning wall, the side walls extending away from the partitioning wall when in an expanded position, and folding inwardly towards one another within the inner chamber when in a collapsed position. 4. The feminine hygiene product disposal pouch as described in claim 3, wherein each of the first outer wall, the second outer wall, and the partitioning wall have a lateral width, the lateral width of the second outer wall and the partitioning wall which are substantially equal and greater than the lateral width of the first outer wall. 5. The feminine hygiene product disposal pouch as described in claim 1, wherein the disposal container is stored in the inner chamber in a folded configuration selected from the group consisting of a z-fold and an accordion fold. 6. A unitary feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper for independently housing at least one feminine hygiene material and at least one disposal container, comprising: a first inner chamber including a first chamber outer wall having a first chamber top and a first chamber bottom, the first inner chamber configured to hold the feminine hygiene material;a second inner chamber opposing the first inner chamber, the second inner chamber including a second chamber outer wall having a second chamber top substantially aligned with the first chamber top and a second chamber bottom substantially aligned with the first chamber bottom, the second inner chamber configured to hold the disposal container; andwherein the feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper further includes a partitioning barrier having a barrier top substantially aligned with the first and second chamber tops and a barrier bottom substantially aligned with the first and second chamber bottoms, the partitioning barrier operably coupled between the first and second chamber outer walls to fully enclose each chamber with the outer walls, and adapted to independently house the feminine hygiene material and disposal container therein, the first and second chamber tops include a seal formed between the tops and the partitioning wall, such that the first and second chamber tops define a feminine hygiene disposal wrapper opening which enables simultaneous access to both the first and second inner chamber when the seal is broken. 7. The feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper as described in claim 6, wherein the partitioning barrier is a partitioning wall. 8. The feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper as described in claim 6, wherein the seal is a heat seal. 9. The feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper as described in claim 7, wherein at least one of the first and second inner chamber includes a pair of expandable side walls oriented between the outer wall and the partitioning wall, the side walls extending away from the partitioning wall when in an expanded position, and folding inwardly towards one another within the inner chamber when in a collapsed position. 10. The feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper as described in claim 7, wherein each of the first and second outer wall has a perimeter edge to which the partitioning wall is operably coupled, and wherein each of the first and second outer wall can be independently uncoupled from the partitioning wall to enable selective access to the feminine hygiene material and disposal container housed, respectively, therein. 11. The feminine hygiene product disposal wrapper as described in claim 9, wherein each of the first outer wall, the second outer wall, and the partitioning wall have a lateral width, the lateral width of the second outer wall and the partitioning wall which are substantially equal and greater than the lateral width of the first outer wall. 12. The feminine hygiene product disposal pouch as described in claim 1, wherein the partitioning wall fully bisects the outer wall such that the first inner chamber is enclosed via a first outer wall and the second inner chamber is enclosed via a second outer wall, each outer wall having a perimeter edge to which the partitioning wall is operably coupled, and wherein each of the first and second outer wall can be independently uncoupled from the partitioning wall to enable selective access to the feminine hygiene material and disposal container housed, respectively, therein.