Japanese Space Debris project

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Each satellite costs approximately $4m and clamps itself onto any bit of debris considered a hazard, before using a tether to fall back to earth.

_http://rt.com/news/sci-tech/japan-pioneers-debris-killing-kamikaze-satellites/
 
Or the other proposal (other than the fishing net) is to absorb energy first, then drag the debris to a lower orbit.

_http://swfound.org/media/28326/Hirayama-PassiveRemoval.pdf
 
Clean space One

_http://www.space.com/14585-photos-space-junk-cleanup-cleanspaceone-satellite.html
 
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