ok so have you ever recycled your recycling bin? Yeah I just did and had to find it again to restore it. So I thought no problem search for it. - yeah your not going to find it (at least not in Vista).

So here is how to un-recycle your recycling bin (in vista)......

Right click on your wallpaper and choose "personalize"

Next choose "Change desktop icons" on the top left hand side.

Next simply check the "Recycle bin" and then hit "OK"

and Woo la there is your Recycling bin back