Can't empty trash because of a code

I recently came across my MacBP automatically deleting all my files upon sending it to the trash. It basically prompted me to delete everything without placing it to the trash.
As a solution, i came across a piece of code (in a discussion already archived in this community), supposedly giving me the solution to use the following instructions and code:
open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run the following:
mkdir ~/.Trash
If you get a message stating that the folder exists, run the following:
sudo chown $UID ~/.Trash
chmod u+rwx ~/.Trash
It acutally solved the problem but ended up giving me another problem - which is that i now can't seem to delete anything placed in the trash. The trash makes an emptying sound but the items are still there.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!! :-(
Thanks in advance!
- - - - Currently running OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 / 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB Memory / 160GB HD

PS. Here's a link to the original instructions i followed within the community:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2205086?start=0&tstart=0

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