Hardy 8.04, can't delete items from trash

[Steven Davies-Morris]

I have three folders with sub-folders that appear to be "stuck" in
trash when I try to empty trash (running gnome FWIW).  I'm told I
don't have permission to delete them.

Where is the trash folder really stored?  I'd like to go there in
a shell as root and whack these folders once and for all.
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