These Arran organisations are committed to reducing their plastic usage and have helped Arran to become Scotland's first, officially recognised "Plastic-Free Community" and are contributing to North Ayrshire Council's drive to become a Plastic Free Council.

• Committed to support TAP (TAP-Arran is specifically mentioned in the council's plastic-free policy.
• NAC Provide bags, pickers and collect refuse from beach cleans.
• The Assistant Waste Resources manager provides information, as requested, about recycling, statistics and shares appropriate information with TAP.
• Meeting with TAP chair for review of progress in the near future.

• Recyclable cups from starch used at opening event(and recycled).
• Educate visitors and locals about what is in the sea and ways to care for them through the use of interactive displays and a tank of sea water creatures from Lamlash Bay.
• Represented on steering group Use china cups for staff.
• Lead beach cleans.
• Actively engaged in all aspects of beach cleans and education concerning plastic pollution.
• Two-way links to TAP website.
• Joint screening of Albatross film.
• Staff committed to aims of TAP.

• Encouraging re-useable water bottles in their literature after being approached by TAP.
• Selling and promoting new product (developed by local Arran bee keeper) which can be used to wrap sandwiches and food products.

• Students and staff use pottery mugs.
• Water bottles have been replaced with watercoolers with paper cups.
• Argyll College manager has met with Think about Plastic Arran and has committed the organisation as an ally.
• Looking at SAS and TAP literature to see what further measures might be possible in future.

• Use China cups and plates.
• Alternatives to single use plastics for cutlery, straws are used.
• Encourage appropriate recycling of waste plastics.

• Adults use china cups, saucers and plates. Children use paper cups and plates.
• Waste plastic is appropriately re-cycled.
• Plastic straws are no longer used.
• Provided use of hall at reasonable rates for a TAP/Coastguard/Marine Conservation Society Scotland event.

• Use alternatives to single use plastic for events.
• Collect plastic from the sea on paddles.
• Have members who are committed to plastic-free communities and TAP principles and objectives.
• The solstice paddle around Holy Isle will not be using glo-sticks as planned but instead torches will be placed in plastic milk bottles to make them waterproof and the milk bottles will be recycled after the paddle.

• Uses crockery and metal cutlery for events.
• Use glass water jugs and tap water for exercise classes and events.
• Will continue to work to reduce use of plastic and recycle.

• Recyclable or durable cups used. Sell re-useable bamboo cups with Arran Mountain Rescue logo to the public.
• Serve burgers in paper napkins when selling them to raise funds.

• Link to TAP on their website.
• Members espouse the practical advice given to reduce single use plastic.

• Using multi-use or recyclable cups and plates for events.

• Staff use re-usable china mugs and plates and metal cutlery.
• Readers are encouraged to re-use the single use plastic cups and the librarian is actively sourcing paper cups to use with the water machine
• The library provided space for an exhibition on reducing single use plastic and re-cycling correctly which was mounted by TAP throughout January 2019. Will display a TAP information sheet.
• Following an email conversation with a TAP steering group member the 'supplies' department have confirmed the libraries are using up stock and then converting to non-plastic replacements.