Readers share how the ongoing Republic Services trash strike is leaving neighborhoods with overflowing bins, rats, and unanswered questions.

Six communities across Massachusetts impacted by the ongoing trash collector strike filed a complaint in Salem Superior Court Thursday morning asking a judge to put an end to it. "We filed a suit to try and get some relief from the court to require Republic to pick up our trash and recycling,

On Friday, the teamsters representing garbage collectors in Boston reported that the waste disposal company held a 5-hour caucus.

Responding firefighters were met with heavy flames that caused a “significant risk” to the nearby building, according to officials.

Both the City of San Diego and Teamsters confirmed to ABC 10News that the solidarity strike has ended, indicating that Republic Services' trash services will be fully restored for residents.

City leaders in Fairfield and Suisun City are pursuing all their legal options in handling the ongoing trash collection standoff between Republic Services and Teamsters garbage collectors.

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