Icon-free desktops?

I absolutely hate having any icons on my desktop. Is there a way to get rid of that damned nigh irremovable Recycle Bin icon or move it to, oh say, the Start Menu or Task Bar?

Feel free to flame me if I've missed some obvious way of doing so.

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Seems Open has become another buzzword for the marketing types :).  Stuff being Open-Source is indeed great, but many businesses tends to abuse the meaning a tad :|