I don't understand banning these kinds of things in general opposed to simply taxing them considerably.

A man should have the freedom to damage the environment so long as he pay for it, and that money can then be used to undo his damage.

Of course, it's always quite inconsistent how these things are applied based on cultural reasons. I've been in favor for a long time for higher taxes on paper. The production of paper is apparently 1/5 of deforestation and there really is not much justification for it now with alternatives with less of an environmental footprint, but too many people, even those who supposedly stand for the environment, are too emotionally attached to paper for cultural reasons to see this ever pass.