Waste collection disruption in Bay Area continues into Friday amid Teamsters strike

A STRIKE BY WORKERS at a Republic Services landfill in San Joaquin County that began Tuesday expanded on Wednesday and is expected to continue to disrupt waste collection throughout the Bay Area until a resolution is reached.

Collection for customers in San Jose, Solano County and several other communities was delayed during the stoppage.

Union City has set up alternative drop sites while the work stoppage continued Thursday into Friday and collection in the service area of RethinkWaste, a San Mateo County regional joint powers authority, was also disrupted…

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