How do I (properly) access another users' recycling bin without logging in as him?

How do I (properly) access another users' recycling bin without logging in as him? I am using Windows 7 daily as a limited user with UAC enabled. I log in as $USER and have have a dummy user called $ADMIN with Administrative access I use for elevation purposes.
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bert [Entry]

"Start an elevated copy of notepad -- or well, any program that has a modern Open dialog. (press the Windows key, type notepad, press Ctrl-Shift-Enter)
From File choose Open.
In the location bar at the top, click on the icon with the folder to switch to input mode and type the following (literally): Recycle Bin, followed by Enter.
Change the dropdown at the lower-right of the Open window from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files
Lo and behod, the contents of $ADMIN's recycle bin!

Don't forget to close notepad when you're done!

(I agree, this is not really a 'proper' way, but I guess it's better than blindly wiping everything.)"

bert [Entry]

Boot a Linux Live distro with full NTFS support (e.g. Knoppix) and delete the content of the folder (of course this doesn't work if the drive is encrypted with BitLocker).