Taking garbage recycling as a case study, the work aims to integrate behavioral intervention theory with Fogg Behavior Model (FBM) to investigate the sustainable behavior design from a behavioral intervention perspective, to foster the sustainable community development. With case study and action research as the main research strategies, qualitative research methods, interviews, observation, workshops and other methods are used to collect data and carry out triangular cross-examination. The results of participatory action research show that people will show four different behavior characteristics when they are intervened by external design, such as linear, dependent, circuitous and static. Combined with FBM, the behavior design strategy suitable for community classification and recycling is put forward. Based on the analysis of the research results of garbage sorting and recycling behavior, a sustainable behavior design model is proposed from the perspective of behavior intervention, which reflects the behavior characteristics of people more truly and a targeted sustainable behavior design strategy is put forward.