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Yes, the dishwasher can clean plates etc without having to rinse it beforehand. Plus a dishwasher already uses more water than washing by hand, therefore rinsing before dishwashing wastes even more water.

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To rinse off the by now dirty dishwater, yes. The soapy water should be rinsed off.

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