thx for trying to help guys
the group policy method wasn't working because I have manually erased a key in regedit
I just had to recreate it and now the click on trash icon shows content
if someone with the same problem reads this - the key name is {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
and you'll find it under - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace
erase / create the key to hide / show recycle bin on desktop
sry for OT
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