The obvious problem is that without the government authority by threat of violence, selfish entities will certainly choose to go their own way. You and your com

The obvious problem is that without the government authority by threat of violence, selfish entities will certainly choose to go their own way. You and your community may choose to use composting toilets, but Dow Chemical will find it cheaper, sans EPA, to just dump their effluvia in the local river. To be clear: I believe in and support the notion that the government should set the rules (based on established science) and enforce the law. (No, not particularly with physical violence beyond that needed for incarceration of gross offenders.)