An image formation apparatus which includes a rotating image-bearing body,
a charging section, an exposure section, a developing section, a transfer
section, and a residue toner-charging section. The charging section
charges the image-bearing body. The exposure section forms an
electrostatic latent image on the image-bearing body that has been
charged. The developing section develops the electrostatic latent image
and forms a toner image. The transfer section transfers the toner image
to a transfer body. The residue toner-charging section is provided
upstream of the charging section and downstream of the transfer section
and, after the transfer, charges transfer residue toner to a normal
polarity. The transfer residue toner that has been charged to the normal
polarity by the residue toner-charging section is recycled at the
developing section. The residue toner-charging section is provided with a
nonwoven fabric, which features conductivity and touches against the
image-bearing body.