State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in Massachusetts communities and other states across the country.

Trash service is resuming for some in Contra Costa County, but for others, there's no end in sight as a Republic Services garbage workers' walkout has trash piling up across the Bay Area.

The fight between striking Massachusetts sanitation workers and the waste-management giant that employs them has entered a third week with no apparent signs either side is closer to making a deal. Local officials from impacted communities were joined earlier this week by Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin and members of the Boston City Council in calling for Republic Services to negotiate an end to the work stoppage which began on July 1.

San Diego finalized a controversial plan Monday to replace hundreds of thousands of trash and recycling bins — many of them new or only a few years old — and send the $65 million bill to customers. City officials say the move is part of upgrading service just as San Diego begins levying its first-ever trash pickup fee.

Authorities arrested a 43-year-old Philadelphia woman Monday on charges related to death of a 4-month-old infant she was caring for who was found dead inside a trash bag at a Camden home in May, according to police.

Starting Oct. 6, household garbage collection will change from twice per week to once per week. County officials say the changes are necessary to respond to the changing methods of waste companies and rising costs. The changes affect only residents living in unincorporated Manatee County.

Town Commissioner Johnny Davis says the change is due to some of the town’s garbage trucks often being out of service, among other issues.