The main componens of copper base catalyst are copper, zinc, nickel, magnesium, aluminium, chromium, iron and partial oxide of rare earth metal, in which (by oxide content) CuO is 20-55%, ZnO, NiO or MgO is 20-55%, Cr2O3, Al2O3 of Fe2O3 is 10-40% and rare earth metal oxide is 0-10%. Said catalyst can be made up by roasting catalyst precursor with hydrotalcite-like structure obtained by coprecipitation of salts of various metals. Said catalyst can effectively treat industrial organic waste water containing phenol, sulfosalicylic acid, H-acid and surfactant, etc., not only possesses higher catalytic activity, but also can control the loss of active components.