Waste ink tank and printing apparatus in which the tank includes a substantially box-shaped container provided with an insertion port that can be shielded

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a printing unit configured to eject ink onto a printing medium;
• a recovery unit configured to receive waste ink;
• a storage portion configured to store a waste ink tank;
• and
• a discharge member configured to be able to be inserted into and pulled out from an insertion port provided in the waste ink tank and capable of discharging the waste ink, received by the recovery unit, to the waste ink tank,
• wherein the waste ink tank comprises a shielding portion movable between a shielding position where the insertion port is shielded and an open position where the insertion port is opened, and
• wherein the storage portion comprises a cover that covers an upper side of the discharge member and moves the shielding portion from the shielding position to the open position in a case when the waste ink tank is inserted.