As Bay Area trash piles up amid Teamsters strike, Republic Services brings in out-of-state drivers

As garbage continues to accumulate across roughly two dozen Bay Area cities impacted by a nationwide Teamsters strike, Republic Services has begun deploying “substitute drivers” in a limited effort to restore trash collection services.

In Richmond, where regular garbage pickup has been suspended since Tuesday, frustration is growing.

Resident Michael Rhodes-Baker described worsening conditions in his neighborhood…

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