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      <title>To Save Water, Should You Wash Your Hands Of Hand Washing Dishes?</title>
      <description>The sustainable choice between the dishwasher and a manual scrub-down may just boil down to your washing style — but it&apos;s hard to beat today&apos;s efficient machines.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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