Penn Waste President Scott Wagner was also a State Senator. In 2016, Wagner was appointed to the chair the state local government committee. Penn Waste has contracts with over 70 local governments throughout Pennsylvania. In Wagner’s position as chairman, he had direct influence over any legislation concerning those same municipalities. According to news reports, Wagner makes a “decent portion of his living” through local government contracts. Penn Waste made $75 million in revenue in 2017.
