(1) "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leakage, or placing of any waste into or on any land or water in whatever manner so that such waste or any constituent thereof might enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters of the state, including groundwaters;

(2) "Generation" means the act or process of producing waste materials;

(3) "Generator" means any individual, business, government agency, or any other organization that generates waste;

(4) "Hazardous waste" means hazardous waste as defined by the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, § 8-7-201 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto;

(5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, firm, partnership, association, trust, joint-stock company, state agency, government instrumentality or agency, institution, or county, city, town, or municipal authority or trust, venture, or any other legal entity, however organized;

(6)

(A) "Pollution prevention" means any action taken by industry, government, or individual consumers to conserve natural resources while providing and using needed products in a manner which prevents or reduces the generation, disposal, or release of pollutants to the environment.

(B) "Pollution prevention" does not include dewatering, dilution, or evaporation prior to handling, release, storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous waste; and

(7) "Source reduction" or "waste minimization" means the reduction or elimination of waste at the source, usually within a manufacturing process, including process modification, feed stock substitutions, improvement in feed stock purity, housekeeping and management practices, increases in the efficiency of machinery, on-site closed-loop recycling, or any other action which demonstrably reduces the amount and toxicity of the waste exiting the production process.