Why are the trash sticker rates increasing?

Currently more than half of the cost of the program is subsidized by general taxes. The new rates are anticipated to reduce the burden on the general taxes from 56% in fiscal year 2019 to a projected 18% in fiscal year 2020. Taxpayer funds will continue to subsidize the program, but the new prices will shift the ratio so that the owner of the trash pays a higher rate for its removal, and the burden on the taxpayer is reduced. Trash sticker prices have not been increased since the program's inception in the 1990s.

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1. When were the new trash sticker rates approved?
2. Why are the trash sticker rates increasing?
3. When do the new trash sticker rates apply?
4. Can I still use the yellow and pink stickers?
5. What stickers will be available for purchase on January 1st?