Image forming apparatus and control method for collecting waste toner in a waste toner collection container

A control method for an image forming apparatus including an image forming component configured to form a toner image on a sheet using a toner replenished from a toner cartridge containing the toner, a waste toner collection container configured to contain a waste toner generated in the image forming component, a paddle motor configured to rotate a stirring paddle provided in the waste toner collection container, and a memory component configured to store a coefficient for a plurality of types of toner, the method comprising:

• acquiring a count value, which is related to a replenishment amount, when the image forming component is replenished with the toner from the toner cartridge;
• correcting the count value with the coefficient corresponding to a type of toner;
• updating a cumulative count value with the corrected count value;
• and
• driving the paddle motor according to the updated cumulative count value.

A toner processing apparatus, comprising:

• a waste toner collection container configured to contain a waste toner generated from an image forming component;
• a paddle motor configured to rotate a stirring paddle provided in the waste toner collection container;
• a memory component configured to store a coefficient for a plurality of types of toner;
• and
• a controller configured to acquire a count value, which is related to a replenishment amount, when the image forming component is replenished with a toner from a toner cartridge, to correct the count value with the coefficient corresponding to a type of toner, to update a cumulative count value with the corrected count value, and to drive the paddle motor according to the updated cumulative count value.