To provide a dust recovery apparatus for recovering dust, in particular dust containing casting waste sand, discharged in a large amount from a foundry or welding shop, suited to aim reuse, economical and easy in maintenance and inspection.

The dust recovery apparatus comprises a dust collector 10, a dust receiver 40 connected to a suction port 13 of the dust collector 10 and taking in dust generated in a shop, and a transfer means 60 connected to a discharge port 18 of the dust collector 10 and forming the recovered dust into a solid-gas mixed phase flow and transferring to a storage tank 85 equipped with a solid-gas separation means 70.