The adsorption/biosorption onto granular activated carbon, waste of fungi (white Agaricusbisporus)and sunflower shells for Cu (II) and Co (II) removal from aqueous solutions was evaluated. The effects of experimental parameters pH, contact time, adsorbent dose and initial concentration on heavy metal sorption were investigated. Maximum sorption capacity was reached at optimum pH 5.0. The results showed that waste of fungi performed better efficiency removed heavy metal compared with granular activated carbon and sunflower shells. Several isotherm models were used to fit the experimental data. Freundlich isotherm model matched very well the adsorption equilibrium data in the studied conditions. Several kinetic models were applied to fit the adsorption results. The experimental data processes were well described by the second-order reaction kinetic. Adsorption of Cu (II) and Co (II) onto different adsorbents was influenced by chemisorption and intraparticle diffusion.