Paper or Plastic?

This year the City of London has declared that only special plastic bags with a recycle symbol on them and paper bags will be accepted at the curb side. The catch? The plastic bags are 10 times more expensive than the regular ones and the paper bags fall apart after 2 days sitting on your drive way waiting for pick up.

So my call to all the inventors out there: I would like to partake in the paper bag, however we (all gardeners out there) are in need of a hybrid paper/plastic bag option that will hold up until yard pick up (rain/bugs etc) yet not break the bank. Anyone? Anyone?

Side note: How cute are these?