The strike involving trash collectors passed the 20-day mark. With dumpsters overflowing and negotiations stalling, there appears to be no end in sight.

The City of Boston will start issuing code enforcement fines directly to Republic Services for garbage left uncollected amid the ongoing trash collection worker strike, Mayor Michelle Wu said in a letter on Wednesday.

On Friday, the teamsters representing garbage collectors in Boston reported that the waste disposal company held a 5-hour caucus.