Liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejection head configured to eject liquid;
• a recovery unit configured to maintain liquid ejecting performance of the liquid ejection head;
• a housing configured to house a container that is configured to accommodate liquid received by the recovery unit;
• a discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid received by the recovery unit to the container;
• a casing including the discharge unit and the housing;
• and
• a liquid receptacle disposed below the discharge unit in a direction of gravity in the casing and including a plurality of grooves intersecting in a plane crossing the direction of gravity to form a grid pattern,
• wherein the liquid receptacle comprises a plurality of protrusions adjacent to the grooves, part of an upper surface of each protrusion being included toward an adjacent groove, and
• wherein orientations of inclinations of the upper surfaces of the protrusions differ.