City leaders in one of the Massachusetts communities affected by the ongoing trash strike are appealing to billionaire Bill Gates in an effort to push the labor dispute toward a resolution.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey wants Republic Services to cut a deal and end a 17-day-long trash collectors strike​.

Thousands of customers in Edmonds, Lynwood, and Snohomish are currently forced to pay to bring their trash to a transfer station or allow it to build up at their homes until an agreement is reached.