has anyone thought of?

Has anyone thought of useing "rid-x" in their compost pile - if it works in septic tanks it may work there?

Just woundering?

There are compost activators you can buy. I have used a powdered one called "Concern Compost Bioactivator". It is supposed to contain a minimum of 5.6 billion beneficial microorganisms per ounce.

I wouldn't think rid-x would be organic?

Guess it wouldn't hurt, but you'll probably get something better adapted for your garden from an activator or local compost. Their ads says "The bacteria in RID-X® are all natural and beneficial to your septic system, and not harmful to people".

http://www.rid-x.com/faq.shtml

I dug around and here are the ingredients I found...

Enzymes:
Cellulase, to break down toilet paper, vegetable matter, and some foods.
Lipase, for fats, oils and grease.
Protease, for proteins.
Amylase, for starches.

Bacillus subtilis

Notes on Bacillus: Bacillus species are limited to the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and fats under ideal conditions... Like most members of the genus, B. subtilis is aerobic, except in the presence of glucose and nitrate, some anaerobic growth can occur (Claus and Berkeley, 1986).

Yea I did some checking also, and determined that the enzymes would probably attack the benifical bacterria and would be counter-productive

So much for being frugal.