Why won't my trash empty

If a Restart doesn't allow you to Empty the Trash...

See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1526

More Tips > http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

Question:

Are any of the items in Trash related to Time Machine.?

Trash: “The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.”

How to empty the trash when it won’t let you:

First, in Finder, create a folder named “empty” then move it into the trash. Move all of the files that are in the trash into the “empty folder” that is now in the trash, and then empty trash. It worked for me. The only difference was that I moved my files into an existing folder already in the trash.

Your solution for emptying the trash using the shift and option keys worked. Thanks very much.