The labor dispute has gone to federal mediation, court, and even police, but it seems no closer to getting resolved. The last time the two sides met to negotiate was July 18.

The finger pointing continues while the trash piles up. As a strike called by the members of Teamsters Local 25 stretches into its seventh straight week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is demanding that waste management giant Republic Services return to the bargaining table and get the garbage picked up.