South Africa’s waste management system necessitates alternative and innovative ways to divert organic waste from landfills. Many municipalities have an impending ban on organic waste from landfills as these consist of high moisture content. Anaerobic digestion is a promising technology for harnessing the nutrients contained in the organic waste stream. However, the success of this technology is highly dependent on the sustainable supply of feedstocks. Despite growing attempts by many municipalities, there isn’t a sufficient source separation of municipal waste to warrant feasibility for valorisation. In this study, a case study in one of the fresh produce markets in eThekwini Municipality was selected as the main supplier of feedstocks for the valorization of organic waste via anaerobic digestion. Clairwood market generates over 3000 t of waste per annum, which is a source-separated waste stream. It also evaluates the co-digestion opportunities such as animal manure and abattoir wastes, which are voluminous waste streams in South Africa. This study uses a mesophilic bench-scale process involving the co-digestion of food waste and cattle manure. Cattle manure provided inoculation and pH stabilisation for the fresh produce waste. A pH regulation was found to be instrumental in process optimisation, producing a biogas yield of 101 L/kg VS compared to 70 L/kg VS obtained without pH control. The highest yield was obtained at a pH value of 8.5. Furthermore, digestate pyrolysis was found to enhance properties such as C/N ratio and heating value which are important for post digestion usage. The C/N ratio increased to 48.5 from 11.4 and the heating value was 11.75 MJ/kg from 4.30 MJ/kg.