Patent ID: 8204425

Claim:
An electrophotographic marking system comprising: a cleaning station; and a developer station, wherein said developer station comprises a waste toner dispensing unit, said waste toner dispensing unit comprises collection tubes configured to convey waste toner from both said developer station and said cleaning station to a waste collection assembly, said waste collection assembly comprises a funnel portion configured to feed waste toner to a toner waste collection assembly, said waste collection assembly comprises, in said electrographic marking system, a hermetically sealed non-removable outer box having therein a removable biodegradable container that is configured to collect waste toner and be removable when filled with said waste toner, said removable biodegradable container has an opening that is configured to permit passage of waste toner therein, said opening is contiguous with said funnel, said opening has a porous material located between said opening and said funnel, and said porous material is configured to allow at least 98% of said waste toner to pass through the opening into the removable biodegradable container.