Image forming apparatus including waste toner reusing device and method of reusing waste toner

摘要

An image forming apparatus is provided including a waste toner reusing device and a method of reusing waste toner. The image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptive unit, a waste toner container, and a waste toner reusing device. The waste toner container stores waste toner removed from at least one of the photoreceptive unit and an intermediate transfer medium. The waste toner reusing device reuses the waste toner stored in the waste toner container to develop a latent image formed on the photoreceptive unit. Therefore, the waste toner can be reused for operations such as print testing. Reusing waste toner prolongs the lifespan of toner, thus cutting costs.