More Bay Area cities are threatening legal action against Republic Services to get money back to rate payers who have been without trash service.

Lynnfield, North Reading, and Wakefield have notified Republic Services that it is failing to meet contractual obligations as a Teamsters union strike against the waste management company reaches two weeks.

Service for Kent residents stopped on July 9. Republic Services and the city of Kent have set up drop-off sites for garbage. That might continue to be the only option for a bit as talks broke down Friday, July 18 in Boston between Teamsters 25 and Republic Services.

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