Organic pollutants such as dyes and phenolic compound are extensively used in the textile, paper, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, paint, leather, food, plastic, and etc. industries contributed to severe environmental contamination especially water pollutions. Every year, more than 7 × 105 metric tonnes of synthetic dyes are generated, and above 100,000 of dyes commercially available that have been reported. The textile wastewater discharge approximately 15% from the whole world production of dyes, with consume almost 97% of local dye wastewater are generated by the food, chemical, and textile industries. Yet, the bulk left–over dyes produced during dyeing and finishing process are released to the environment either with or without any further remediation, that might reflect to serious issue arises as these wastewater flow into natural waterbodies, due to the dyes are toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic. Dyes are also harm to human body for examples, dysfunction of kidney, reproductive system, liver, brain and central nervous system. Other than that, even little amount of dyes such as below 1 ppm can be seen clearly in receiving waterbodies whereas can block sunlight from penetrate and prohibit the photosynthesis process of aquatic plants. Therefore, this review article are focusses on the source of organic pollutants such as dyes and phenolic compound that are presence in water or wastewater.