Google Drive will finally start taking out the trash in October
(Android Police)

Yes, all those blank Google Docs you deleted have just been sitting there Contrary to popular belief (or at least the beliefs of AP staff), Google doesn`t actually automatically empty its Drive trash items. Soon, it will; Google has just announced that Drive will delete all trash items after 30 days, starting in mid-October. Starting October 13th, Drive will automatically delete any file that is put in the trash after it`s been there for 30 days. Shared files already used this behavior, but this will now apply for all Drive items. Read More Google Drive will finally start taking out the trash in October was written by the awesome team at Android Police.