The use of nickel-cobalt tailings rich in nickel, cobalt, and iron to produce catalytic materials that drive advanced oxidation systems for PMS is a sustainable strategy. This study uses a combination of alkali modification and calcination to prepare a novel waste-based PMS-AOPs catalytic material (NCT-beta), and its catalytic activity against organic pollutants (RB-19, BPA, RhB, SMX, CBZ, and BA) was investigated under the activation of PMS, for first time. The characterization results showed that NCT-beta was modified into a multi-layer honeycomb with irregular surface, which can provide abu...