Mountains of carriers

I watched a news item tonight which explained how Government intended to induce supermarkets to phase out plastic carrier bags within a couple of years.

They were now concerned because consumers now appeared to be using more carrier bags, and they didn't know why.

Surely it's obvious? Since most Councils have switched to fortnightly rubbish collections, aren't most of us creating small mountains of knotted carrier bags between collections?

Can I now become a highly paid Government consultant?