Material storage apparatus, method of controlling material storage apparatus, and sheet manufacturing apparatus

Abstract

A material storage apparatus includes: a material storage portion configured to store scraps of paper and including a material container and a lid, the material container having a material inlet enabling the scraps of paper to be input into the material container, the lid being configured to open and close the material inlet; a humidification portion including a first blower and configured to supply humidified air into the material container; and an air circulation portion including a second blower and configured to suck air in the material container, and when the lid is open, the material container has a negative pressure.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.