How do you destroy a CD disk ?

I hope someone can help me with this problem. Over the past few
years I have filled up several CD-R disks with various bits of
information and backup files. Now I would like to destroy them and
make sure nobody can read these disks and possibly discover bank
account numbers and other personal things that may be on them.

Which side of a CD-R contains the information ? The bottom - shiny
side -- or the top side with the printing ?

My idea is first to use a disc sander on the information side and then
take scissors and cut the disks up into 4 pieces -- and then throw
them in the garbage. Will this work to prevent people reading them ?
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