An automatic classification type garbage can comprises a garbage outer 
barrel, a garbage classification 
scanner, an inner storage 
barrel, a locating device, a rotating push-conveying mechanism, a controller and a power supply, wherein the inner storage 
barrel, the locating device, the rotating push-conveying mechanism, the power supply and the controller are arranged in an inner cavity of the garbage outer barrel; the bottom of the locating device is in detachable connection with the inner storage barrel; the 
power output end of the locating device is connected with the driving end of a rotating pushing mechanism arranged at the top of the inner storage barrel; the 
signal output end of the garbage classification 
scanner is electrically connected with the 
signal input end of the controller, and the control end of the locating device and the control end of the rotating push-conveying mechanism are separately and electrically connected with the 
signal output end of the controller; and the 
power transmission end of the garbage classification 
scanner, the 
power transmission end of the locating device and the 
power transmission end of the controller are separately electrically connected with the corresponding power supply ends of the power supply. The automatic classification type garbage can has the beneficial effect that the problems that the classification type garbage can is high in cost, complicated in structure and difficult to repair are solved, manual operation is not needed, and the garbage classification work of a user is reduced.