To provide a cleaning apparatus for an image forming apparatus capable of preventing the involvement of a blade, filming and toner melt-sticking, irrespective of the increase of the use count, and also, capable of prolonging the life of a photoreceptor.

Regarding the cleaning apparatus for removing the residual toner remaining on the image carrier after the toner image electrostatically formed on the surface of the image carrier is transferred to a transfer material, and also, regarding the cleaning apparatus provided with both blade-cleaning and fur brush cleaning systems, and for supplying at least two kinds of materials having lubricity and polishing performance for the image carrier surface to the surface of the image carrier through the fur brush, the ratio of the lubricative component material to the polishing component material in the two kinds of materials is changed in accordance with the use count.