Empty SharePoint Recycle bin using PowerShell

Below script will delete all the Items from the Recycle bin and Site Collection recycle bin in SharePoint.

if ((Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)

{

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

}

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint") | Out-null

$sitecollectionUrl = http://sitename:portnumber

$siteCollection = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite($sitecollectionUrl)

write-host("Items to be deleted : " +$siteCollection.RecycleBin.Count.toString())

$now = Get-Date

write-host("Deleting started at " +$now.toString())

$siteCollection.RecycleBin.DeleteAll();

$now = Get-Date

write-host("Deleting completed at " +$now.toString())

$siteCollection.Dispose();