Debbie wrote:

>PICers
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>I have a bunch of CDs and hard drive discs that I need to destroy. As in
>physical destruction rather than mere erasure.
>
>1/ The plastic CDs & DVDs ... i've been wrapping them in an old cloth and
>smashing them with a sledge hammer. Good fun but slow and highly labour
>intensive and there's  a hundred or more to go.  :(
>
>2/ I dismantled the HDD units and removed the actual metal disc from each. I
>have 6 of the older, large 13cm diam ones and 8 of the smaller 9.5cm discs. 
>Not sure what the metal is - it's tough like steel but light like aluminium.
>The big ones are copper coloured.
>
>Do people have ideas for destroying these? (It's a security issue.)
>
>I thought with the plastic CDs I could dissolve them in acetone but then I'll
>have to dispose of the chemical waste.
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>Debbie :)
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How about starting the charcoal grill up 10 sec eachside on the CD's & 
DVD's should be sufficeint.  The HD's take about 30 to 45 SEC  on a good 
hot coals.

Stapels used to sell a paper shredder that would do CD's.  I  think the 
shredder would be best for CD's

Also check a scrap  yard.  They can put them in a metal shredded or cut 
them in half with a  a metal shear.

If it is something You have to witness the destruction of then If you 
have a maint department.  They might have a band saw.  Just cut the HD's 
in half and quarters. then stack up the CD's & DVD's and saw them up. 

whack each part of the HD's with a big hammer.  Throw each part of each 
HD or CD in a seperat bag.  Then send the 4 different parts containers 
to seperat rubbish or recyling centers. for extra security.


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