Hybrid load bucket assembly

A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms, the bucket assembly comprising:

• a reinforcing structure having a first edge plate, a second edge plate, a wear plate and at least two support members extending from the first edge plate, the wear plate coupled between the first edge plate and the second edge plate, the reinforcing structure for coupling to the movable loader arms;
• and
• a double-wall bucket formed from a polymer-based material defining a volume for carrying material, the bucket coupled to the at least two support members of the reinforcing structure, the bucket having a leading edge coupled between the first edge plate and the second edge plate so as to be proximate the wear plate.