the latest upload of xfdesktop (minutes ago) should fix this, if indeed you are using xubuntu as the screenshot reveals. It is important to specify what you use when reporting bugs, after all there are other derivatives in the Xubuntu family that you may have heard of, namely Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu ;)
** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Fix Released -- waste basket: not updated in real time https://launchpad.net/bugs/65551 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs