Is the AD Recycle Bin enabled in my forest?

Today’s blog entry is short and sweet.  You want to quickly find out whether the AD Recycle Bin feature is enabled or not.   There are a few ways to do this, but this is a quick Powershell method.

# Is the AD Recycle Bin enabled in my forest?
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
If ((Get-ADOptionalFeature -Identity "Recycle Bin Feature").EnabledScopes) {
    write-host "AD Recycle Bin is enabled"
    } # end if
Else {
    write-host "AD Recyle Bin is not yet enabled"
} # end else