A medical implement dispensing and disposal system (100, 200, 300) comprising: an enclosure (130, 230, 330) defining an interior and having a first opening (131, 231, 331) for receiving soiled medical implements and a second opening (132, 232, 332) for dispensing medical implements; a dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') configured to be substantially enclosed within the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) and removed from the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330), said dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') being adapted to contain medical implements and having an access opening (129, 223, 317) at a lower end of the dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') for passage of medical implements from said dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310'), said access opening (129, 223, 317) being positioned for alignment with the second opening (132, 232, 332) of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) to facilitate passage of medical implements from the enclosure (130, 230, 330); and a disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) configured to be substantially within the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) adjacent said dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') and removed from the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330), said disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) being adapted to collect soiled medical implements, said disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) having an inlet opening (111, 211, 317) at an upper end of the disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) for passage of soiled medical implements into said disposal chamber (110, 210, 310), said inlet opening (111, 211, 317) being positioned for alignment with the first opening (131, 231, 331) of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) to facilitate passage of soiled medical implements into the enclosure (130, 230, 330). an enclosure (130, 230, 330) defining an interior and having a first opening (131, 231, 331) for receiving soiled medical implements and a second opening (132, 232, 332) for dispensing medical implements; a dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') configured to be substantially enclosed within the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) and removed from the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330), said dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') being adapted to contain medical implements and having an access opening (129, 223, 317) at a lower end of the dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') for passage of medical implements from said dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310'), said access opening (129, 223, 317) being positioned for alignment with the second opening (132, 232, 332) of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) to facilitate passage of medical implements from the enclosure (130, 230, 330); and a disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) configured to be substantially within the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) adjacent said dispensing chamber (120, 220, 310') and removed from the interior of the enclosure (130, 230, 330), said disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) being adapted to collect soiled medical implements, said disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) having an inlet opening (111, 211, 317) at an upper end of the disposal chamber (110, 210, 310) for passage of soiled medical implements into said disposal chamber (110, 210, 310), said inlet opening (111, 211, 317) being positioned for alignment with the first opening (131, 231, 331) of the enclosure (130, 230, 330) to facilitate passage of soiled medical implements into the enclosure (130, 230, 330).