diff --git a/objects/Trash.147e80.json b/objects/Trash.147e80.json
index 6cfcc6af..493eeef7 100644
--- a/objects/Trash.147e80.json
+++ b/objects/Trash.147e80.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "IgnoreFoW": false,
   "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
   "Locked": true,
-  "LuaScript": "",
+  "LuaScript": "require(\"util/Trashcan\")",
   "LuaScriptState": "",
   "MaterialIndex": -1,
   "MeasureMovement": false,
diff --git a/objects/Trash.4b8594.json b/objects/Trash.4b8594.json
index f93d73c2..b3d8e954 100644
--- a/objects/Trash.4b8594.json
+++ b/objects/Trash.4b8594.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "IgnoreFoW": false,
   "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
   "Locked": true,
-  "LuaScript": "",
+  "LuaScript": "require(\"util/Trashcan\")",
   "LuaScriptState": "",
   "MaterialIndex": -1,
   "MeasureMovement": false,
diff --git a/objects/Trash.5f896a.json b/objects/Trash.5f896a.json
index 9de436ed..c0aed51b 100644
--- a/objects/Trash.5f896a.json
+++ b/objects/Trash.5f896a.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "IgnoreFoW": false,
   "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
   "Locked": true,
-  "LuaScript": "",
+  "LuaScript": "require(\"util/Trashcan\")",
   "LuaScriptState": "",
   "MaterialIndex": -1,
   "MeasureMovement": false,
diff --git a/objects/Trash.70b9f6.json b/objects/Trash.70b9f6.json
index 8efdd284..9157562a 100644
--- a/objects/Trash.70b9f6.json
+++ b/objects/Trash.70b9f6.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "IgnoreFoW": false,
   "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
   "Locked": true,
-  "LuaScript": "",
+  "LuaScript": "require(\"util/Trashcan\")",
   "LuaScriptState": "",
   "MaterialIndex": -1,
   "MeasureMovement": false,
diff --git a/objects/Trash.f7b6c8.json b/objects/Trash.f7b6c8.json
index 9825562c..a5fc05c6 100644
--- a/objects/Trash.f7b6c8.json
+++ b/objects/Trash.f7b6c8.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "IgnoreFoW": false,
   "LayoutGroupSortIndex": 0,
   "Locked": true,
-  "LuaScript": "",
+  "LuaScript": "require(\"util/Trashcan\")",
   "LuaScriptState": "",
   "MaterialIndex": -1,
   "MeasureMovement": false,
diff --git a/src/util/Trashcan.ttslua b/src/util/Trashcan.ttslua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a5a6625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/Trashcan.ttslua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- adds a context menu entry to trigger the emptying
+function onLoad()
+  self.addContextMenuItem("Empty Trash", emptyTrash)
+end
+
+-- removes all objects by taking them out and then destructing them
+function emptyTrash()
+  for _, trash in ipairs(self.getObjects()) do
+    self.takeObject().destruct()
+  end
+end