Methods and systems for collecting and disposing of human waste

A bedpan for collecting biological waste from a human person, comprising:

• a receptacle base having a floor, a side wall extending from the floor, and a substantially open top, the floor and side wall defining a receptacle base interior;
• a lid engagable with the receptacle base to cover the substantially open top of the receptacle base, the lid having an upper surface and an underside opposite the upper surface, the lid being provided with an aperture therethrough;
• a disposable bag, the disposable bag being flexible and substantially waterproof, and having one open end, the disposable bag having dimensions so as to allow the disposable bag to substantially cover the receptacle base and the lid, and to simultaneously substantially line the receptacle base interior;
• a disposable bag dispenser configured to store and dispense a disposable bag;
• and,
• an elongate, substantially planar spatula having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end provided on the opposite end of the longitudinal axis from the proximal end, the proximal end coupled to either the lid or to the receptacle base at a spatula joint, the spatula extending along the longitudinal axis away from the spatula joint.