Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee encourages the community to bring waste pickup concerns to Tuesday's council meeting.

The Teamsters union said it had picket lines up at Republic Services locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Other strikes against Republic, a national waste management firm, have begun in Georgia and Illinois.

As the nationwide garbage standoff between Teamsters union members and Republic Services continues, some Bay Area cities are resorting to temporary drop-off sites this weekend to appease residents’ concerns about mounting trash.

The Chula Vista City Council will meet Monday evening in special session to hear from Republic Services about the ongoing work stoppage for trash pickup.

Bay Area sanitation workers this week joined what a union leader called a nationwide garbage “war” between the Teamsters and Republic Services — which provides trash and recycling pickups for hundreds of thousands of residents around the U.S — over wages and working conditions.

Trash pickup delays in Northern California have stretched into a second week as a strike by some Republic Services workers in Stockton continues, leading to mounting frustration and garbage in neighborhoods.

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.