http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq07.html#S7-20
A large number of good, deep scratches should do the trick, perhaps from the sidewalk or asphalt nearby. Focus on scratching the label side more than the "shiny" side (but I'd scratch both sides to be more certain). In all likelihood, you're looking to render your CD difficult to recover; it's unlikely that anyone would expend hours of effort trying to reconstruct your data.
The "recorded" side has a reasonably thick layer of plastic protecting the "written" layer; this layer is very thin from the label side (and some adhesives can leach through and destroy the written layer, so use of adhesive labels on CDs is not recommended).
And just one or two scratches might still leave the disc readable, as there are error-correcting codes used in writing the disc, which could potentially recover from even a severe scratch, as described here:
http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq07.html#S7-12
As for microwaving them, you might want to read this:
http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq07.html#S7-8