The Cu/Fe catalyst was prepared by displacement method and characterized by X⁃ray diffraction (XRD). The degradation effect of Orange II by persulfate (PS) catalyzed by Cu/Fe and its influence factors were investigated, and the mechanism of degradation was also investigated. The experimental results show that Cu/Fe can catalyze PS to degradate Orange II wastewater successfully, and its catalytic effect is better than that of zero⁃valent iron. When pH=3, the mass concentration of PS is 2.0 g/L, the quality of Cu/Fe catalyst at a concentration of 0.250 g/L, the degradation rate of Orange II is up to 99%. The t⁃butanol and methanol are used as radical scavengers to confirmed that the active radicals in the process of degradation are SO〖_4^-〗· and ·OH.