In　this　study,　we　aim　to　explore　the　advantages　of　an　Internet-based　recycling　model,　characterized　by　high　information　transparency　and　recycling　efficiency,　while　addressing　the　primary　constraint　of　low　resident　participation.　Drawing　upon　the　Decision-Making　Trial　and　Evaluation　Laboratory　and　Interpretative　Structural　Modeling,　we　constructed　a　model　of　influencing　factors　affecting　urban　residents’　participation　in　Internet-based　recycling　of　recyclable　resources.　Our　results　indicate　that　the　key　influencing　factors　of　participation　were　user　characteristics　and　expectations　on　effort　and　performance.　Subjective　norms　and　social　factors　and　internal　and　external　constraints　were　identified　as　important　influencing　factors.　Perceived　risk　did　not　significantly　influence　participation.　Based　on　these　findings,　several　policy　recommendations　are　proposed　to　promote　participation　in　Internet-based　recycling　and　increase　the　proportion　of　recyclable　resources　entering　formal　recycling　channels.　These　recommendations　include　the　development　of　user-friendly,　Internet-based　recycling　platforms,　offering　competitive　recycling　pricing,　implementing　effective　word-of-mouth　publicity,　and　providing　users　with　relevant　guidance　and　support.　Collectively,　we　offer　valuable　insights　into　understanding　the　characteristics　and　influencing　factors　of　Internet-based　recycling　models　and　provide　useful　policy　references　for　advancing　sustainable　resource　recycling　and　management.　©　The　Author(s)　under　exclusive　licence　to　Iranian　Society　of　Environmentalists　(IRSEN)　and　Science　and　Research　Branch,　Islamic　Azad　University　2024.