Restarting X cures this problem. It's as if the recycle bin forgot to check itself, at some point. Restarting X forces this check to occur.
Hope this helps. Chris. -- Waste basket appears full, when empty. https://launchpad.net/bugs/51473 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs