The invention discloses an intelligent garbage bin. The intelligent garbage bin comprises a bin body and a bin cover, and is characterized by further comprising an infrared photoelectric sensor module, a single-chip microcomputer, a mechanical transmission module, a power supply, a pedal, an LED (light-emitting diode) lamp, an OPEN button and a CLOSE button which are positioned outside the bin body, as well as an infrared induction module positioned on the bin cover, wherein the infrared photoelectric sensor module is positioned on the two sides at the top end in the bin body, the single-chip microcomputer is positioned at the top end in the bin body, the mechanical transmission module is positioned in the bin body, the power supply is positioned at the bottom end of the bin body, the pedal is positioned on the outer side at the bottom end of the bin body, the LED lamp is positioned on the outer side at the top end of the bin body, the OPEN button and the CLOSE button are positioned on the outer side at the top end of the bin body, the OPEN button, the CLOSE button, the infrared photoelectric sensor module and the infrared induction module are connected with the single-chip microcomputer, the micro-chip microcomputer is used for opening and closing the bin cover by controlling the mechanical transmission module, and the power supply is used for supplying power to all the modules. According to the intelligent garbage bin disclosed by the invention, the bin cover can be opened and closed automatically, the opening of the bin cover can be always kept by utilizing the OPEN button, automatic measurement can be further performed, and whether the garbage is full or not can be prompted through the color of the LED lamp.