WEEE Legislation

What is WEEE Legislation and why are we making changes?

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations in the UK require producers to finance the recycling and recovery of electronics, aiming to reduce landfill waste.

1) Products that fall under this legislation are powered by electric currents EG: Power Source = Main, Battery powered and solar powered products

• Not included : Where electrical energy is only used for support or control functions  EG: Petrol lawn mowers that only needs a spark to start it (electronic ignition)

John Lewis needs to report on how much EEE products we place on the market. 

WEEE is placed on the market the first time it becomes available for distribution or use in the UK. 

• Own brand EEE products 
• Branded EEE products that JL import into the UK 

Impacted Product Types & Rules

Find full list of impacted product types here.

If WEEE = Y and Brand = John Lewis, then Unpackaged Weight is mandatory

If Power Supply Type = Non-rechargeable Battery OR Rechargeable Battery then Batteries Included MUST NOT = null and will be Mandatory

If Batteries Included = Yes then Battery Weight MUST NOT = null and will be mandatory

Battery Weight is a new attribute. This is the total weight of all batteries included with the product. Mandatory if Batteries Included = Yes

Power Supply Type should be completed for all Product Types.

Units of Measure

Each Product Type must only have one UoM for the Unpackaged Weight and Battery Weight attributes.

These weights must be within the min and max value for the range. If your product is outside of this range, please raise this during the onboarding process.

All details for what the UoM and ranges for each Product Type are can be found here.