Protect the Trash with password !

Hi everyone,
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to password protect my trash can so nobody can delete files from my pc without me there if i forgot lock my mac.
I've looked everywhere and found nothing. But there must be away. Please it's so important to me.
Thanks in advance!
MacBookpro (mi-12), Mac OS X yosemite (10.10.1) .

Open the Terminal window in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and enter the following:
chflags uappnd ~/.Trash
Try emptying the Trash again. If this command doesn't work, reopen the Terminal and enter:
sudo chflags sappnd ~/.Trash
Press the Enter key, and then type in your administrator password. When done, the Finder won't let you empty the Trash; it will instead tell you you don't have permission to empty it. Caution: this command cannot be reversed outside of Single User mode except by deleting the folder from Mac OS 9, and items placed into the Trash won't be removable from it; they can be copied out, but not moved out.
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