"Russia and its partners plan to plunge the International Space Station (ISS) into the ocean at the end of its life cycle after 2020 so as not to leave space junk, the space agency said on Wednesday. 'After it completes its existence, we will be forced to sink the ISS. It cannot be left in orbit, it's too complex, too heavy an object, it can leave behind lots of rubbish,' said deputy head of Roskosmos space agency Vitaly Davydov."

They do this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1225482.stm

Space trash:
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question22.html

Atlantis safely touched down on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center ending 30 years of the space shuttle program. We talk about the mission, some of the final events,
http://www.talkingspaceonline.com/2011-podcasts/episode-332-30-years-6-vehicles-1-amazing-journey.html

While we are on the subject:
"A prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars has won his copyright battle with director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. The five-year saga, which ended in the highest court in the land, has stakes of galactic proportions."