Dear Editor,

Modern society is characterised by high production of garbage (domestic waste). Its management is a primary environmental and economic problem, also affecting public health. Health risks may derive by direct or indirect contact with garbage. The most frequent reported morbidities seem to be infectious diarrhoeic diseases and diseases transmitted by vectors.1 Moreover, an increased risk of pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and cutaneous and mucous membranes symptoms is reported in garbage-sorting and recycling workers.2 ,3

In order to investigate the relationship between exposition to garbage and skin diseases risk, we registered the frequency of infectious and hyper-reactive inflammatory dermatoses in our outpatient clinic …