The invention provides an intelligent trash put-in device and a control method thereof. The intelligent trash put-in device comprises a body. An independent box body used for storing trash is arranged on the lower portion of the body. The intelligent trash put-in device is characterized in that a box body cover coupled with the box body is arranged on the upper portion of the body; the box body cover is formed by combining two flat plates capable of being separated and is in the shape of a Chinese character 'ba'; silica gel is arranged on the lower surface of the coupled position on the top of the Chinese character 'ba'; and the device can recycle trash and conduct integration on the recycled trash. By means of the intelligent trash put-in device and the control method, the trash recycling consciousness of residents can be improved, and intelligent trash recycling is achieved.