This powershell script for SharePoint 2010 iterate through each site collection in a given web application. First it moves content from each web recycle bin to site collection recycle bin and then delete it from the site collection "Admin Recycle Bin" URL Shortcuts for accessing Recycle bin: /_layouts/recyclebin.aspx - For Web Recycle Bin /_layo…

EmptyAllRecycleBin.ps1

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
 
$WebApp=get-spwebapplication "http://webapplicationname"
 
    foreach ($SPSite in $webApp.Sites)
    {
         
      foreach($SPWeb in $SPSite.AllWebs)
         {
             
           
             
             $SPWeb.RecycleBin.MoveAllToSecondStage();
 
              write-host "Web Recycle Bin Items Deleted for:"
              write-host $SPWeb.title ":" $SPWeb.URL "`n"
         }
             
             $SPSite.RecycleBin.DeleteAll();
 
  write-host "Administrator Recycle bin Items Deleted for:" $SPSite.RootWeb.title "`n"
    }