The current study produced promising results for copper extraction from a contaminated aquatic system using ZSM-5 zeolite, reinforced with zinc powder, with and without a strong neodymium magnet and/or an aquacultured V. faba as a bio-trap. Physically supporting part of the synthetic zeolite surface with zinc-gel-coating led to considerable improvement in the quantity and speed of copper extractability in the drum, when compared to the raw zeolite. This improvement was due to combining sorption via the bare porous surface with displacement and deposition on the zinc-coated surface. Furthermore, desirable synergetic effects were achieved when the bio-trap, being the better companion than the neodymium magnet, was simultaneously applied with the zinc-reinforced zeolite, and that surpassed having the magnet as a sole or additional companion. However, the latter combinations were, at any rate, considerably better at extracting copper than having the raw zeolite on its own. Both the reinforced zeolite and the bio-trap showed stability, particularly for the bio-trap against toxic exposure to copper. From this work, the V. faba