Unionized Republic Services workers returned to the job Friday as they stopped honoring the picket line in solidarity with the Boston Teamsters who were on strike on the East Coast.

As the garbage strike drags on and work stoppages continue, Republic Services and Teamsters are working on returning to the bargaining table.

The work stoppage, led by Teamsters-affiliated employees demanding contract improvements, has now impacted waste collection in parts of King and Snohomish counties. Republic Services, one of the region’s largest waste haulers, is in contract negotiations with workers at five locations across the state.

Teamsters say Republic Services is "unwilling to offer workers good wages." Republic Services says these claims belong "in the trash."

With no end in sight for the Republic Services garbage worker strike to end, more free drop-off locations are being organized to keep trash from piling up.

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