Deleting photos from hardrive

I have burned photos onto CDs and then deleted them from Lightroom3. However, I think they are still on the hard drive since my hard drive space has not increased even after burning 2000 or so photos. (I also backed them up on external harddrives). How do I delete them from the harddrive so that I increase my space there?

Thank you for your reply.
I did "delete from disk" so I have assumed they are permanently removed. The only evidence that I have seen that they are still on the hard drive is going into the activity monitor and looking at disc usage. Now I am thinking this is not the correct way to monitor change in hard drive space. I also went to the Finder and saw the images there, and I was able to look at them in Preview. So I deleted these, and still no change to disc usage.
I understand now after doing the research that this is not the best way to make more space on my hard drive. But so be it, I have done it. You're right - too many CDs are required. I did use a couple of DVDs and that was easier. However, I realized now that it would be better just to bite the dollar bullet and get another external hard drive and "move" them, and increase the memory in my mac.
Anymore insights would be appreciated.
Thank you!

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