The invention discloses an intelligent garbage monitoring and clearing method and device based on edge calculation. A 
cloud server and a plurality of edge servers are arranged; setting an intelligentterminal at each garbage can, and periodically sending the acquired sensor information to an 
edge server through a communication module; a 
data monitoring module is arranged on the 
edge server, analyzes the data sent by the intelligent terminal, obtains various data of the garbage can, and respectively stores the data to a local 
database of the 
edge server and a 
database of the 
cloud server; man-
machine interaction ends are arranged on an edge 
server and a 
cloud server respectively, services needing to be processed in real time are arranged on the edge 
server according to time 
delay requirements of the services, and other services are arranged on the cloud 
server; and the edge server carries out path planning by using the received data and sends the data to the 
garbage collection and transportation vehicle, and the 
garbage collection and transportation vehicle realizes 
garbage collection and transportation according to the planned path. Various states of the garbage can can be monitored, clearing and transporting path planning is facilitated, and whether fire hazards exist in the garbage can or not can be judged; a 
system architecture is reasonably set, and 
low delay is realized.