People who live in several Alpharetta neighborhoods in North Fulton County, say their trash is piling up due to a union strike at the sanitation company that provides the service.

Problems and garbage bags continue to pile up as a sanitation workers strike continues to drag on affecting around two dozen Bay Area cities. Some communities are finding alternative solutions together to avoid overflowing trash bins.

Thousands of Bay Area residents whose trash is picked up by Republic Services are experiencing service interruptions due to a nationwide strike by the Teamsters union against the garbage giant.