I love strong regulations that try to reduce or eliminate negative externalities (like pollution and toxic waste), especially when the cost of the those externalities are collected at the point of purchase. They aren't very popular though. When we try things like a sugar tax to reduce the $$$ billions a year that diabetes costs us, people starting screaming about nanny state and their freedom.

I'm not sure how we would require products be durable though? Who would be Czar of how durable things must be? Seems like that person would have a huge amount of power over which industries are profitable and by how much. I'm open to ideas though.