Anaerobic digestion applied to the organic waste produced in urban environments could providea critical solution to growing garbage problems while simultaneously reducing external energy requirements. As land fills across Canada and the rest of the world arefilled to their limits, a carbon-neutral process which can locally generate electricity and heat while providing up to 50% volatilesolid reduction is something to be seriously considered. This paper investigates the feasibility of urbananaerobic digestion, presents four techniques for biogas estimation eultimate analysis, yield frommolecular formula analysis, a novel computer simulation technique using Anaerobic Digestion Model #1(ADM1), and a literature review of experimentally determined biogas yields. In addition, a case study forsmall-scale anaerobic digestion system design is presented for an urban building.