diff -up gnome-applets-2.22.1/trashapplet/src/trashapplet.c.iconsize gnome-applets-2.22.1/trashapplet/src/trashapplet.c
--- gnome-applets-2.22.1/trashapplet/src/trashapplet.c.iconsize	2008-04-23 13:58:38.000000000 -0400
+++ gnome-applets-2.22.1/trashapplet/src/trashapplet.c	2008-04-23 13:58:53.000000000 -0400
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ trash_applet_size_allocate (GtkWidget   
   {
     case PANEL_APPLET_ORIENT_LEFT:
     case PANEL_APPLET_ORIENT_RIGHT:
-      gtk_image_set_pixel_size (applet->image, allocation->width);
+      gtk_image_set_pixel_size (applet->image, allocation->width - 2);
       break;
 
     case PANEL_APPLET_ORIENT_UP:
     case PANEL_APPLET_ORIENT_DOWN:
-      gtk_image_set_pixel_size (applet->image, allocation->height);
+      gtk_image_set_pixel_size (applet->image, allocation->height - 2);
       break;
   }