If you want to get on in life, there’s things you have to ignore so you can keep on.

Guthrie went on to fame like his father, Woody, while “Alice’s Restaurant” became one of his signature songs. A movie inspired by the tune and starring Guthrie as himself was released in 1969.

In the case of Chiquita Canyon, the next closest landfill cannot accommodate that much trash, and there are no affordable alternatives. The company closed it on Jan. 1, so people will have to put ...