I always wondered why no one doesn't put up deorbit or retrieval bounties on all abandoned/dead debris in orbit. If you can prove you deorbited it then you get

I always wondered why no one doesn't put up deorbit or retrieval bounties on all abandoned/dead debris in orbit. If you can prove you deorbited it then you get the money, if not then someone else has a shot at it. Obviously, it needs more planning than that but the overall concept I think is a good starting point.