Someone needs to do a cost/benefit analysis on this type of proposal.
End of the article makes it sound as if it’s not gonna happen, anyway:
“Recycling space junk could be nearly impossible if you need permission from every country that owns the objects before you clean them up. But, another part of the treaty requires countries to avoid contaminating space — which could be interpreted to mean you have to clean up your space junk, Dodge said.
And that could be a very important part of making space recycling happen.
‘People are interested in these sustainability ideas. They want to try it,’ Xuan said. “But it’s all about the money and whether there’s an incentive.’”
Diana here:
Incentive: Opening, ‘Bob’s Museum of Space Junk’ somewhere in the desert, LOL!