A lint filter cleaning and lint collection apparatus for a laundry dryer, comprising: a) a lint collection chamber; b) a lint collection container; c) a pipe connecting said collection chamber and said collection container; d) an auger rotatably mounted within said collection chamber, said auger having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said proximal end extends through said pipe and into said collection container; and e) a drive assembly operably connected to said distal end of said auger; f) wherein said drive assembly is operable to rotate said auger and said auger is operable to move lint from said collection chamber, through said pipe, and into said collection container as said auger rotates, characterised in that the lint filter cleaning and lint collection apparatus further comprises: g) an apparatus housing; h) a lint filter pivot chamber formed in an upper portion of said apparatus housing; i) the lint collection chamber being formed in a lower portion of said apparatus housing below said pivot chamber; j) a lint filter housing pivotably mounted within said apparatus housing between said pivot chamber and said collection chamber; k) a lint filter secured within said filter housing; l) a flange formed along an internal surface of said apparatus housing between said lint filter pivot chamber and said collection chamber, wherein said filter housing is biased into abutment with said flange; and m) wherein said drive assembly is further operable to pivot said filter housing within said pivot chamber and away from said flange, wherein said drive assembly is further operable to release said filter housing after said filter housing has been pivoted away from said flange such that said filter housing forcibly returns into abutment with said flange, wherein said lint filter is operable to release lint adhered thereto into said collection chamber when said filter housing forcibly returns into abutment with said flange. a) a lint collection chamber; b) a lint collection container; c) a pipe connecting said collection chamber and said collection container; d) an auger rotatably mounted within said collection chamber, said auger having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said proximal end extends through said pipe and into said collection container; and e) a drive assembly operably connected to said distal end of said auger; f) wherein said drive assembly is operable to rotate said auger and said auger is operable to move lint from said collection chamber, through said pipe, and into said collection container as said auger rotates, g) an apparatus housing; h) a lint filter pivot chamber formed in an upper portion of said apparatus housing; i) the lint collection chamber being formed in a lower portion of said apparatus housing below said pivot chamber; j) a lint filter housing pivotably mounted within said apparatus housing between said pivot chamber and said collection chamber; k) a lint filter secured within said filter housing; l) a flange formed along an internal surface of said apparatus housing between said lint filter pivot chamber and said collection chamber, wherein said filter housing is biased into abutment with said flange; and m) wherein said drive assembly is further operable to pivot said filter housing within said pivot chamber and away from said flange, wherein said drive assembly is further operable to release said filter housing after said filter housing has been pivoted away from said flange such that said filter housing forcibly returns into abutment with said flange, wherein said lint filter is operable to release lint adhered thereto into said collection chamber when said filter housing forcibly returns into abutment with said flange.