Bay Area sanitation workers this week joined what a union leader called a nationwide garbage “war” between the Teamsters and Republic Services — which provides trash and recycling pickups for hundreds of thousands of residents around the U.S — over wages and working conditions.

Sanitation workers in Stockton are on strike. Businesses and residents may experience a delay on their Republic Services trash pickup. Here's what to know.

Problems and garbage bags continue to pile up as a sanitation workers strike continues to drag on affecting around two dozen Bay Area cities. Some communities are finding alternative solutions together to avoid overflowing trash bins.